Dallas vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dallas	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2472	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5379	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$2013	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4803	$454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	39
😀 Quality of life	94	61
🏙️ Population	1.3M	236K

The cost of living in Dallas is 242% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 938th and 7140th ($2472 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 36th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.5	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.22	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1506	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.9	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5051	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3181	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.97	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24503	$2568

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2086
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2170
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2096
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2182
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2104
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2172
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2168
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2120
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2111
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2144
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2203
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1913
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2155
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2122
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2369
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2129
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2128
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2220
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2073
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2110
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2316
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2206
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2361
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2268
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2397
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2137
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2147
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2209

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565