Gaborone vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gaborone	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1745	$1278
🏠 One person rent	$267	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$554	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.4	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	39	16
😀 Quality of life	55	18
🏙️ Population	246K	519K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 23% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7144th and 8241st ($656 vs $535) 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 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5959th and 9015th 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	$4.7	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.6	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.18%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$967	$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.94	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5329	$710

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$511
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$682
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$701
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$753
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$689
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$703
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$637
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$875
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$780
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$908
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$631
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$889
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$776
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$739
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$746
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$755
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$710
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$783
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$845
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$683
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$751
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$719
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$866
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$704
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$631
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$558
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$447
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$633
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$805
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$656
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$603