Gaborone vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$272
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
39
14
😀 Quality of life
60
30
🏙️ Population
236K
989K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 24% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7094th and 8027th ($731 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Malawi, respectively. Check Botswana vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 5910th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Lilongwe

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Gaborone Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$2330

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$901
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$1017
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$628
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$950
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$826
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$791
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1049
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1171
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$792
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$910
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$633
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$916
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$966
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
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$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
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$861
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$750
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$1039
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$630
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$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
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$718