Dhaka vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$141	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$382
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	39
😀 Quality of life	57	61
🏙️ Population	16.8M	236K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 31% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8829th and 7301st ($464 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Botswana, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6151st and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$3401

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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