Gaborone vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$268	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	95
😀 Quality of life	56	76
🏙️ Population	236K	15.7M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 45% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6941st and 4347th ($691 vs $1248) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5825th and 850th 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	$7.24	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899