Gaborone vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$285
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
77
😀 Quality of life
55
63
🏙️ Population
236K
10.6M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 5% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6827th and 6641st ($718 vs $757) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5800th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$9494

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$788
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$774
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$819
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$585
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$378
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$551
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$517
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$512
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$447
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$485
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$530
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$470
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