Gaborone vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1626
🏠 One person rent
$281
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
12
😀 Quality of life
61
19
🏙️ Population
236K
1.23M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 6% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 7140th and 7399th ($723 vs $682) 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 0.2 months in Hargeisa. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5784th and 9138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
20.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$4280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$6350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$3.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$59.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$27.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$606

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$950
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$860
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$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
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$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$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
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$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
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Distance City Cost of living
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$521
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$1045
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1050
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$590
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
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$872
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$753
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$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543