Gaborone vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$272	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$4606
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	236K	2.3M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 68% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7094th and 1354th ($731 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1137th in Botswana and the United States, respectively. Check Botswana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 2 months in Houston. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5910th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Houston

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	Gaborone	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$22380

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$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
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221