Gaborone vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$272	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	39	30
😀 Quality of life	60	42
🏙️ Population	236K	1.13M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 24% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7094th and 5915th ($731 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 5910th and 7630th 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	$10.4	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$5840

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$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
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$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
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$916
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$511
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$912
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$899
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$910
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$792
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$892
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$967
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1049
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1089
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$958
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$948
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$765
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1057
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$875
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$826
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$681
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$551
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$861
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$630
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$731
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$901
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$697
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$952
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$662