Gaborone vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$285	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$1389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	69
😀 Quality of life	55	78
🏙️ Population	236K	1.4M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 31% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6827th and 5350th ($718 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Botswana vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5800th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Sofia

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	Gaborone	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$7369

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$712
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$876
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$943
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$706
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$684
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$770
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$743
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$571
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$589
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$640
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$634
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$529
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$549
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$785
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1043
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$912
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$744
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$521
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$641
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$947
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$663
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1055
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$737
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$985
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$685
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$668