Gaborone vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$281
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
39
14
😀 Quality of life
61
29
🏙️ Population
236K
989K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 23% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7140th and 8094th ($723 vs $587) 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 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 5784th and 8818th 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
$11.1
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$2337

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$663
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$691
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$691
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$903
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$994
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$615
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813