Gaborone vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$4659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	61	96
🏙️ Population	236K	2.3M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 68% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7140th and 1367th ($723 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5784th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gaborone	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$22291

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$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
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$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
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123