Gaborone vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$5194
🏠 One person rent	$272	$1163
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$4099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	84
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	236K	1.91M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 67% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 7094th and 1513th ($731 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 5910th and 31st 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	$10.4	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$23203

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492