Gaborone vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1779
🏠 One person rent
$267
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$648
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
55
77
🏙️ Population
246K
1.98M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 12% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7144th and 6605th ($656 vs $743) 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 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5959th and 772nd 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
$4.7
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$6454

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$889
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$908
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$637
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$631
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$701
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$682
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$866
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$746
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$550
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$753
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$601
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$511
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$511
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$535
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$558
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$777
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$447
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$511
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$482
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$609
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$515
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$638
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$610
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$512
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$485
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$578
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$465
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$558
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$499
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$566
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$623
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$544
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$2733
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$596
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$455
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$500
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