Gaborone vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$268	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	29
😀 Quality of life	56	51
🏙️ Population	236K	431K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 20% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6941st and 6224th ($691 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Namibia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5825th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Windhoek

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	Gaborone	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$4344

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785