Gaborone vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$285	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	99
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	236K	3.9M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 77% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6827th and 72nd ($718 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5800th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Los Angeles

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	Gaborone	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754