Dhaka vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1745
🏠 One person rent	$106	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$554
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$460
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	39
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	16.8M	246K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 30% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8745th and 7144th ($456 vs $656) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5727th and 5959th 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	$2.5	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$5329

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722