Dhaka vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$150	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$454
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	39
😀 Quality of life	58	61
🏙️ Population	16.8M	236K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 34% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8770th and 7140th ($478 vs $723) 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 0.5 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 6105th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$2568

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

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