Gaborone vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$5040
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1032
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1994
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$3442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	84
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	236K	1.89M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 64% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6827th and 1809th ($718 vs $2022) 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 0.5 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 5800th and 42nd 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	$7.62	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$23771

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1589
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1485
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1608
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1581
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1629
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1447
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1549
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1704
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1540
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1649
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1570
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1554
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1555
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1500
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1547
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1520
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1799
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1584
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1523
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1498
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1364
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1539
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1388