Gaborone vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2503
🏠 One person rent
$281
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
77
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
236K
9.94M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 30% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 7140th and 5300th ($723 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Peru, respectively. Check Botswana vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5784th and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$11057

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$860
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$912
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$549
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$997
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$1031
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$590
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$1104
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$1204
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$851
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$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
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$784
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$872
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$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$904
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$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
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$558
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$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
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$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
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$796
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$820
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$771
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$730
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$598
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$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
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$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
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$621
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$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
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$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
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$667
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$670
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$617
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$670
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$589
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$589
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$651
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$558
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$593
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$638
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$559
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$705
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$660
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$459
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$745
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$686
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$577
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$584
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$815
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$691
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$694
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