📉Cheapest priced cityGaborone$668 essentials/mo
📈Priciest priced cityGaborone$668 essentials/mo
🏠Average 1-bed outside centre$217across 1 priced cities
🌍Gaborone vs the worldCheaper than 67%of the 976 priced cities we track
🛂Tourist stay signal90 days visa-freeUS citizens enter visa-free for 90 days. No e-visa, no travel authorisation, no fee — Botswana is one of the easier African entries on a US passport. As of 2026-08.
City-by-city monthly costs
Essentials are sourced rent outside centre plus utilities, groceries, dining, and local transport. They are not a full lifestyle budget.
| Gaborone | $668 | 91.6 locality | $217 | $314 | $104 | $213 | $103 | $31 | $458 |
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Single person, USD. Data updated September 8, 2026.
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