Gaborone vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$285
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
69
😀 Quality of life
55
46
🏙️ Population
236K
11.1M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 77% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6827th and 8968th ($718 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Botswana and Pakistan, respectively. Check Botswana vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5800th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$1046

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$971
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$997
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$1079
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$822
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$768
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$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
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$623
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$756
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$459
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$581
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$791
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$376
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$280
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$335
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$330
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$310
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$378
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$312
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$319
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$373
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$341
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$344
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$407
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$430
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$344
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$456
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$328
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$292
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$360
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$358
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$397
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$376
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$439
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$358
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$286
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$388
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$323
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$277
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$252
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$371
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$294
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$328
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$284
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$374
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