Gaborone vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$272
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
39
28
😀 Quality of life
60
65
🏙️ Population
236K
149K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 10% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7094th and 6712th ($731 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Botswana and Mauritius, respectively. Check Botswana vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5910th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$5625

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$662
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588