Gaborone vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$243	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	95
😀 Quality of life	61	78
🏙️ Population	236K	15.7M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 48% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7301st and 4522nd ($668 vs $1288) 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 0.7 months in Istanbul. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5842nd and 1015th 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	$9.79	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$18637

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013