Daegu vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$348	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	39
😀 Quality of life	70	56
🏙️ Population	2.38M	236K

The cost of living in Daegu is 44% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5531st and 6941st ($995 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1st in South Korea and Botswana, respectively. Check South Korea vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 2337th and 5825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Gaborone

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	Daegu	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$4190

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1075
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1027
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$988
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1000
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$983
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1059
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$959
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$998
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1054
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$979
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1060
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$887
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$924
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$987
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$992
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$854
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$900
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1019
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1019
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1059
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1016
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$959
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1012
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$937
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1038
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$970
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1151

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