Gaborone vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$281
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
16
😀 Quality of life
61
19
🏙️ Population
236K
1.79M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 36% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7140th and 4925th ($723 vs $1125) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5784th and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Lubumbashi

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Gaborone Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$4525

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$903
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$994
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$615
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$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452