Gaborone vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$2940
🏠 One person rent
$267
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$899
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$2098
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
97
😀 Quality of life
55
96
🏙️ Population
246K
2.75M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 41% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7144th and 4674th ($656 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 5959th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$8601

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$605
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$751
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$621
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$625
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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
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$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
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
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$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$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
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
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$1069
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$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$972
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1105
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$995
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$997
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$988
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$995
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$978
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$982
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$945
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1075
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1002
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$997
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$957
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$990
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$956
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$996
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$933
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$984
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$957
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$968
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$996
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$933