Gaborone vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gaborone	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1745	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$267	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$554	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.4	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$6558
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	81
😀 Quality of life	55	97
🏙️ Population	246K	443K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7144th and 31st ($656 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and Switzerland, respectively. Check Botswana vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5959th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Zurich

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	Gaborone	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.7	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.6	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.18%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$967	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.94	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5329	$29266

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$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
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$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
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846