Gaborone vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$272
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
12
😀 Quality of life
60
22
🏙️ Population
236K
1.23M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 3% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 7094th and 7179th ($731 vs $712) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5910th and 9073rd 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
$10.4
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$549

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$628
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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$792
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$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
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$916
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$966
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$577

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$509
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$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
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$858
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$771
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$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542