Gaborone vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$3415
🏠 One person rent
$281
$687
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$1177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
61
79
🏙️ Population
236K
15.7M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 46% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7140th and 4475th ($723 vs $1328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Turkey, respectively. Check Botswana vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.9 months in Istanbul. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5784th and 829th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Istanbul

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Gaborone Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$4.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$1617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$15.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$3154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$60
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$63.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$1014
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$23206

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$950
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$860
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$1015
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$912
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$549
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$997
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$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
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$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
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$902
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$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
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$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
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$912
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$1014
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$651
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$634
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$790
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$824
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$807
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$899
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$731
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$866
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$692
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$763
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$593
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$598
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$710
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$764
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$679
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$522
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$750
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$656
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$747
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$830
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$606
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$855
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$710
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$1201
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$713
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$741
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$699
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$1140
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$1030
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$676
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$702
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$641
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$610
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$743
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$702
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$743
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$1060
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$1020