Gaborone vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$281	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	8
😀 Quality of life	61	64
🏙️ Population	236K	133K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 45% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7140th and 4490th ($723 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and Maldives, respectively. Check Botswana vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.7 months in Male. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5784th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gaborone	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$3305

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322