Dallas vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$375
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	39
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	1.3M	236K

The cost of living in Dallas is 255% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 700th and 6827th ($2550 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 1st in the United States and Botswana, respectively. Check the United States vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 113th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$3828

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761