Gaborone vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$267
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
36
😀 Quality of life
55
51
🏙️ Population
246K
2.47M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 16% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7144th and 6460th ($656 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Botswana and Zambia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5959th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Lusaka

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Gaborone Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$5932

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$751
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$621
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$625
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$783
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$776
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$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
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$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
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$889
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$908
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$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
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$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
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$746
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$550
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$753
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$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
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$643
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$978
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$1084
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$968
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$795
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$1210
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$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
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$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
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$722
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$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
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$970
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$837
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$961
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$645
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$367
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$550
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$1176
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$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
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$363
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$335
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$326
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$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
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$327
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$554
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$511
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$1014
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$605
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$457
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$992