Dallas vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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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