Gaborone vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$285	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	100
😀 Quality of life	55	97
🏙️ Population	236K	8.8M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6827th and 5th ($718 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.4 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 5800th and 13th 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	$7.62	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$20585

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108