Gaborone vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$281
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
38
😀 Quality of life
61
48
🏙️ Population
236K
2.15M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 29% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 7140th and 5463rd ($723 vs $1015) 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 5784th and 6892nd 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
$11.1
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$8948

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$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
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$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
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
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$632
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$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
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$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
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$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
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$559
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$615
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$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
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$1125
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$965
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$1132
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$1029
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$875