Gaborone vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$281
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$449
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
81
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
236K
11.1M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 15% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7140th and 7756th ($723 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Botswana and Indonesia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5784th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$7460

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$345
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$494
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$458
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$438
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$416
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