Gaborone vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$285
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
14
😀 Quality of life
55
17
🏙️ Population
236K
1.79M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 29% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6827th and 5639th ($718 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Botswana vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5800th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$4965

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$943
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$663
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$848
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$689
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$717
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$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
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$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
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$1116
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498