Gaborone vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$285
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$4672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
55
92
🏙️ Population
236K
2.3M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 68% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6827th and 1258th ($718 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1108th 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5800th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$5.52
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$22908

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