Gaborone vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$285	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$395
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	39	16
😀 Quality of life	55	15
🏙️ Population	236K	344K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 14% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6827th and 7499th ($718 vs $627) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5800th and 9036th 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	$7.62	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$1137

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$581
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$774
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$788
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$859
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$862
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$953
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$717
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$971
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$834
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$696
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$822
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$997
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$874
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$791
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$819
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$838
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1286
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$909
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$943
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$703
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$848
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$809
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$841
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$692
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$623
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$459
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$690
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$901
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$718
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$654