Dhaka vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$118	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$373
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	39
😀 Quality of life	54	56
🏙️ Population	16.8M	236K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 38% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8899th and 6941st ($430 vs $691) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5971st and 5825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Gaborone

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	Dhaka	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$4190

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597