Gaborone vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$243	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	61	98
🏙️ Population	236K	8.8M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 84% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7301st and 4th ($668 vs $4203) 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 1.3 months in New York City. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5842nd and 11th 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	$9.79	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$22663

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174