Gaborone vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$272	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	236K	8.8M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7094th and 4th ($731 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and the United States, respectively. Check Botswana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5910th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs New York City

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	Gaborone	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$21999

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188