Gaborone vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$272	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$5553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	86
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	236K	1.39M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7094th and 50th ($731 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5910th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs San Diego

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	Gaborone	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$26517

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804