Gaborone vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$267
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
39
27
😀 Quality of life
55
65
🏙️ Population
246K
149K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 21% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7144th and 6280th ($656 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and Mauritius, respectively. Check Botswana vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5959th and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.92
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$19.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$3923

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$603
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$631
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$633
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$719
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$845
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$605
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$722

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762