Gaborone vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$268	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$2099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	39	58
😀 Quality of life	56	83
🏙️ Population	236K	1.49M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 37% less expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 6941st and 4821st ($691 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Botswana and South Korea, respectively. Check Botswana vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 5825th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Gwangju

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	Gaborone	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$20814

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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

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080