Gaborone vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$267
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
99
😀 Quality of life
55
82
🏙️ Population
246K
1.54M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 40% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 7144th and 4726th ($656 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd in Botswana and Japan, respectively. Check Botswana vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 5959th and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.76
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$15182

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$751
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$621
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$783
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$776
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$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
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$875
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$554
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$889
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$908
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$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
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$631
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$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
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$746
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$550
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$753
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$601
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$511
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$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
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$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
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$643
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$978
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045