Gaborone vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$268	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	39	29
😀 Quality of life	56	41
🏙️ Population	236K	1.13M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 35% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6941st and 5045th ($691 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Botswana and Mozambique, respectively. Check Botswana vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5825th and 6875th 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	$7.24	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$5643

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628