Gaborone vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$272
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$96
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
16
😀 Quality of life
60
18
🏙️ Population
236K
1.79M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 35% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7094th and 4943rd ($731 vs $1133) 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 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5910th and 9166th 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
$10.4
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$4523

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$1017
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$628
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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
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$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
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$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
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$1171
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$792
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
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$910
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$633
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
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$916
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$966
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$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1229
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$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
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$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
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$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458