Gaborone vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$272
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$2341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
99
😀 Quality of life
60
93
🏙️ Population
236K
1.54M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 48% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 7094th and 4342nd ($731 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Botswana and Japan, respectively. Check Botswana vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 5910th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$12261

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$628
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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$792
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$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
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$811
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$916
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$966
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
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$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144