Gaborone vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$994
🏠 One person rent
$267
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
69
😀 Quality of life
55
51
🏙️ Population
246K
11.1M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 70% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7144th and 8998th ($656 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Botswana and Pakistan, respectively. Check Botswana vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5959th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$1054

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$889
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$908
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$637
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$631
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$701
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$682
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$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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$535
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$777
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$447
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$277
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$290
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$394
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$260
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$289
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$344
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$287
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$399
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$399
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$448
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$330
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$278
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$364
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$338
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$365
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$331
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$328
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$282
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$393
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$238
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$281
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$250
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$267
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