Gaborone vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$267
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
99
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
246K
2.15M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 71% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7144th and 1216th ($656 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and France, respectively. Check Botswana vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5959th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$16502

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$605
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$751
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$621
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$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$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
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$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
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
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$1084
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$1273
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$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
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$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
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$1218
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$1526
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$1129
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$1206
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$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381