Gaborone vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$267
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
8
😀 Quality of life
55
59
🏙️ Population
246K
24.7K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 59% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7144th and 3034th ($656 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Botswana vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5959th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$8062

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$845
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$605
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$751
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$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
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$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
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$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
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$722

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Distance City Cost of living
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$819
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$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524