Gaborone vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$268	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	81
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	236K	449K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6941st and 59th ($691 vs $3296) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5825th and 5th 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	$7.24	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717