Gaborone vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$268	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	39	19
😀 Quality of life	56	53
🏙️ Population	236K	2.49M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 32% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6941st and 5424th ($691 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5825th and 6024th 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	$7.24	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$15041

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961