Gaborone vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$281
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
63
😀 Quality of life
61
54
🏙️ Population
236K
14.9M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 72% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7140th and 8923rd ($723 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Botswana and Pakistan, respectively. Check Botswana vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5784th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Karachi

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Gaborone Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$1476

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$872
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$589
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$558
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$660
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$607
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$632
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$494
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$611
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$342
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$352
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$337
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$312
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$298
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$367
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$303
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$433
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$391
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$273
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$312
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$299
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$360
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$530
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$314
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$278
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$310
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$559
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$358
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$350
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$279
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$663
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$440
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$267
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$473
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$316
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$401
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$260
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$469
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