Gaborone vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$285	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$175
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	39	66
😀 Quality of life	55	47
🏙️ Population	236K	1.96M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 22% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6827th and 7921st ($718 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Botswana and Iran, respectively. Check Botswana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 5800th and 6374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Isfahan

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	Gaborone	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$559

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699