Gaborone vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$285	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	72
😀 Quality of life	55	58
🏙️ Population	236K	4.43M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 33% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6827th and 5069th ($718 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Botswana and South Africa, respectively. Check Botswana vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5800th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Johannesburg

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	Gaborone	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$5865

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045