Gaborone vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$272
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$226
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
38
😀 Quality of life
60
48
🏙️ Population
236K
2.15M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 29% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7094th and 5483rd ($731 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Botswana vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 5910th and 6918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Harare

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Gaborone Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$10145

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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
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$865
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$765
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$792
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$875
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$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
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$763
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$604
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$573
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$681
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$652
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$630
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$511
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$630
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$912
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$966
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$770
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$768
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$639
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$754
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$706
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$764
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$577
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$861
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$924
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$828
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$630
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$686
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$750
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$1000
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$505
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$815
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$495
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$461
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$591
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$633
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$458
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$718
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$496
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$521
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$613
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$692
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$1189
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$1473
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$551
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$583
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$1229
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$530
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$628
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$1030
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$527
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$950
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$1002
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