Gaborone vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$268
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
14
😀 Quality of life
56
17
🏙️ Population
236K
1.79M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 34% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6941st and 5160th ($691 vs $1050) 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 months in Lubumbashi. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5825th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.24
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.6
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.07%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1028
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.11
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.49
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4190
$5003

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$665
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$780
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$889
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$631
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457