Gaborone vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$268	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	78
😀 Quality of life	56	65
🏙️ Population	236K	9.94M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 29% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6941st and 5647th ($691 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Peru, respectively. Check Botswana vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5825th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Lima

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	Gaborone	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$7764

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697