Gaborone vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$285
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
11
😀 Quality of life
55
7
🏙️ Population
236K
760K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 5% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6827th and 7018th ($718 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Botswana and Somalia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5800th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Hargeisa

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Gaborone Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$9.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$596

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$663
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$848
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$689
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$717
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$909
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$874
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$554
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$838
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$971
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$600
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$997
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$1079
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$822
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$696
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$788
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$774
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$627
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$623
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$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
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$1003
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$1116
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$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
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$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
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$935
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$827
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$895
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$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535