Gaborone vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$281	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$122
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	39	15
😀 Quality of life	61	20
🏙️ Population	236K	344K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 10% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7140th and 7557th ($723 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Lesotho, respectively. Check Botswana vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5784th and 9105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Maseru

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	Gaborone	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$1202

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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$611
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$811
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$872
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$904
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$953
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1033
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$742
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1031
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$784
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$851
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1104
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$912
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$882
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$902
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$997
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1390
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1015
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$994
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$773
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$903
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$875
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$863
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$691
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$607
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$494
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$968
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$663