Gaborone vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$268	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	39	96
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	236K	2.75M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 44% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6941st and 4366th ($691 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Botswana and Japan, respectively. Check Botswana vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5825th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Osaka

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	Gaborone	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$8318

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008