Gaborone vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2579
🏠 One person rent	$285	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	37
😀 Quality of life	55	43
🏙️ Population	236K	2.15M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 29% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6827th and 5611th ($718 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 5800th and 6695th 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	$7.62	$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$8755

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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 Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$810
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$729
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$731
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$662
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$761
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$871
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$953
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$834
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$756
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$685
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$725
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$591
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$515
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$582
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$585
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$498
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$670
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$516
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1139
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$670
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1116
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1090
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$554
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$600
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1028
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$574
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$663
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1017
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$534
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1079
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$939
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$841