Gaborone vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Gaborone Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$7751
🏠 One person rent
$243
$2151
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$3720
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$750
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$4549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
99
😀 Quality of life
61
94
🏙️ Population
236K
3.9M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 80% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7301st and 65th ($668 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Botswana and the United States, respectively. Check Botswana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 5842nd and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Gaborone vs Los Angeles infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Gaborone vs Los Angeles

Prices for goods and services in Gaborone and Los Angeles are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Gaborone Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$168
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$26874

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gaborone

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$607
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$637
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$637
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$833
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$940
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$577
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$875
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$762
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$731
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$975
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$890
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$514
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$892
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$984
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$536
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$984
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1082
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$826
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$706
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$740
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$808
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$762
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$830
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$838
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$587
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$861
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$698
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$658
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$827
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$746
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$908
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$915
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$587

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927