Gaborone vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$243	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$1175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	39	93
😀 Quality of life	61	78
🏙️ Population	236K	1.98M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 23% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7301st and 6384th ($668 vs $866) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5842nd and 985th 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	$9.79	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$3056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1519
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$9.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$9002

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$681
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$584
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$704
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$643
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$689
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$771
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$519
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$657
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$552
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$552
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$771
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$598
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$701
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$754
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3201
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$466
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$542
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$460
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$509
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$570
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$592
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$449
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$592
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$756