Gaborone vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$243	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	39	29
😀 Quality of life	61	42
🏙️ Population	236K	1.13M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 27% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7301st and 6137th ($668 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Botswana and Mozambique, respectively. Check Botswana vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5842nd and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Maputo

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	Gaborone	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.79	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$5749

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607