Gaborone vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$2172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$5195
🏠 One person rent	$243	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$1961
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$270
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$3668
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	84
😀 Quality of life	61	95
🏙️ Population	236K	1.91M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 69% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 7301st and 1536th ($668 vs $2172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Botswana and Germany, respectively. Check Botswana vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 5842nd and 41st 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	$9.79	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$92.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$2245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$9266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$63.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$27074

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429