Gaborone vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$267
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
55
76
🏙️ Population
246K
15.5M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 36% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7144th and 5143rd ($656 vs $1025) 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 0.7 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 5959th and 798th 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
$4.7
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.38
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$9042

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$875
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$889
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$908
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$698
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$637
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$631
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$701
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$682
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$866
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$746
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$550
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$753
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$601
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$511
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$511
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$535
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$558
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$777
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$447
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$511
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$739
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$574
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$527
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$577
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$550
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$772
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$577
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$512
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$576
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$642
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$414
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$421
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$616
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$646
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$500
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$407
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$665
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$438
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$558
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$561
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$640
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$508
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$530
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$665
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$519
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$618
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$570
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$563
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$576
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