Gaborone vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$272	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$4075
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	84
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	236K	633K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 66% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 7094th and 1578th ($731 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Botswana and Germany, respectively. Check Botswana vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 5910th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Stuttgart

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	Gaborone	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$18457

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792