Gaborone vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$272	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$636
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	39	15
😀 Quality of life	60	27
🏙️ Population	236K	344K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 7% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7094th and 7352nd ($731 vs $681) 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 0.9 months in Maseru. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5910th and 8913th 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	$10.4	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$1246

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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$630
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$826
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$875
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$927
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$952
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1050
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1057
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$948
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$792
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$892
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1089
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$958
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$912
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$910
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$967
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1419
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1049
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$795
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$901
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$899
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$874
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$652
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$511
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$694
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$980
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$731
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$662