Gaborone vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$272
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$825
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$3779
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
19
😀 Quality of life
60
65
🏙️ Population
236K
2.49M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 30% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7094th and 5315th ($731 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Angola, respectively. Check Botswana vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5910th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Luanda

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Gaborone Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$131
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$16706

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$950
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$826
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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
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$865
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$765
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$792
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$875
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$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$573
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$681
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$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
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$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
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$916
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$966
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$897
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$815
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$870
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$895
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$695
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$665
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$692
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$595
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$544
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$544
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$543
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1163
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$602
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$932
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$543
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$662
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$999
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$855
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$699
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$1037
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$745
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$851
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
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$1067
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$887
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1239
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1042
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$873
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$874
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$1039
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$668
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$971
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$492
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$1344
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$1254
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$750
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$1039