Gaborone vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$285	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	39	27
😀 Quality of life	55	62
🏙️ Population	236K	149K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 13% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6827th and 6351st ($718 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Mauritius, respectively. Check Botswana vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5800th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Port Louis

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	Gaborone	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$3888

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$767
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$804
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$701
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$777
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1481
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$457
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$403
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$670
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$500
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$498
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$591
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$516
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$515
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$736