Gaborone vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$268	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$792
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	39	68
😀 Quality of life	56	68
🏙️ Population	236K	2.95M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 24% less expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 6941st and 5990th ($691 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 Izmir. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 5825th and 3369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Izmir

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	Gaborone	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$8.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$523
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	35.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$6.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$58.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$9671

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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 Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258