Gaborone vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$243	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	39	19
😀 Quality of life	61	61
🏙️ Population	236K	2.49M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 40% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7301st and 4912th ($668 vs $1116) 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 3.5 months in Luanda. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5842nd and 5762nd 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	$9.79	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$19860

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032