Gaborone vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gaborone	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1745	$4628
🏠 One person rent	$267	$1010
🏘️ Family rent	$554	$1803
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.4	$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$3251
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	84
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	246K	1.85M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 66% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 7144th and 2013th ($656 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Botswana and Germany, respectively. Check Botswana vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 5959th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Hamburg City

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	Gaborone	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.7	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.6	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.18%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$967	$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.94	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5329	$28533

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1501
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1484
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1467
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1467
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1509
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1506
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1464
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1527
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1504
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1453
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1457
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1495
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1528
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1550
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1422
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1593
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1395
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1547
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1486
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1487
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1504
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1488
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1496
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1329
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1476
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1381
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1464
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1460
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1494
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1415
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1519
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1716
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1502
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1426
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1366
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1338
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1442
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1432
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1274