Gaborone vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2135
🏠 One person rent	$285	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	39	93
😀 Quality of life	55	76
🏙️ Population	236K	1.98M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 19% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6827th and 6160th ($718 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Malaysia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5800th and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Gaborone	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$9485

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$687
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$571
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$729
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$699
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$752
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$585
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$670
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$518
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$759
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$745
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$671
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$669
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3168
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$519
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$604
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$503
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$523
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$563
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$594
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$490
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$742