Dallas vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dallas	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5210	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$1465	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$2028	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4795	$382
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	39
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	1.3M	236K

The cost of living in Dallas is 266% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 948th and 7301st ($2447 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th 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 months in Dallas compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 136th and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1516	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2176	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1639	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3818	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2456	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.8	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.7	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1152	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24402	$3401

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2133
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2183
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2176
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2497
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2315
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2199
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2162
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2135
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2340
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2381
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1856
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2268
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2139
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2212
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2140
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2038
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2133
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2246
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2143
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2568
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2336
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2369
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2136
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2108
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2140
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2216

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587