Gaborone vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$285
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
99
😀 Quality of life
55
95
🏙️ Population
236K
2.15M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 70% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6827th and 998th ($718 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and France, respectively. Check Botswana vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5800th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$18941

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$838
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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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$1755
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$1743
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$2226
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$1943
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$1558
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$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
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$1905
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$1725
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$1630
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$1701
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$1826
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$1686
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$1682
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$1691
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$1669
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$1894
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$1699
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$1628
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$1309
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$1532
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$1423
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$1643
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$1312
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$1370
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$1221
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$1607
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$1349
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