Gaborone vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$281	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$4720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	61	97
🏙️ Population	236K	8.8M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 80% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7140th and 28th ($723 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.3 months in London. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5784th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gaborone	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$25686

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$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

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178