Gaborone vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$272	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$693
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$348
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$96.4
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	11
😀 Quality of life	60	14
🏙️ Population	236K	2.89M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 31% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7094th and 5187th ($731 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Botswana and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Botswana vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 7th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5910th and 9222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Gaborone	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$1117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$4.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$39.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$3356

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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 Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$887
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1037
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$999
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$785
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$932
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$786
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1039
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$839
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$759
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$798
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$517
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$691
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$693
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$662
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$691
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$961
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$694
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$692
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$507
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$409
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$693
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$395
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$544
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1030
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$691
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$518
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$811
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1229
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$620
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1473
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1189
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$851
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$857
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$798
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$613
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$602