Gaborone vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$285	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	55	99
🏙️ Population	236K	8.8M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 79% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6827th and 37th ($718 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Botswana vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.4 months in London. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5800th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs London

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	Gaborone	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$25830

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055