Gaborone vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$243	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$2442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	39	58
😀 Quality of life	61	87
🏙️ Population	236K	1.49M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 38% less expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 7301st and 5038th ($668 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Botswana and South Korea, respectively. Check Botswana vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 2.3 months in Gwangju. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Gwangju ranked 7th in South Korea, while ranked 5842nd and 363rd 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	$9.79	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$7419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$4877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$7.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$6.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$10915

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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

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$981
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1016
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$991
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$831
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$994
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$998
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1020
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1064
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1046
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$984
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1050
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1085
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$959
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$934
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1008
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$934
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$913
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1084
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1062
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$924
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$949
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$957
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$975
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1153
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1069
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1108
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1100