Gaborone vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$5149
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1162
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$3748
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	84
😀 Quality of life	61	94
🏙️ Population	236K	1.91M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 67% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 7140th and 1511th ($723 vs $2189) 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 5784th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gaborone	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$19886

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457