Gaborone vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$268	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	80
😀 Quality of life	56	65
🏙️ Population	236K	10.6M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 1% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6941st and 6882nd ($691 vs $701) 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 5825th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Jakarta

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	Gaborone	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$8860

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506