Gaborone vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$243
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
61
89
🏙️ Population
236K
1.4M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 62% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 7301st and 2821st ($668 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Botswana vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5842nd and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$15329

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$875
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$762
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$975
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$890
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$514
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$892
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$984
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$536
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$984
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$1082
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$826
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$799
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$706
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$740
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$808
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$762
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$830
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$838
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$587
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$861
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$698
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$570
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$533
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$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
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$658
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$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
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$827
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$746
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$908
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$915
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$1601
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$1580
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$1564
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$1337
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$1187
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$1104
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$1196
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$1915
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$1211
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$1063
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$1028
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$986
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$1074
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$1182
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$1489
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$1125
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$1317
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$1209
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$1195
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$1152
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$1427
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$1195
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$1223
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$1216
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$1212
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$1257
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$1473
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$1236
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$1117
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$1103
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$1401
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$1490
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$1555
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$953
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$1301
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$1432
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$1308
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$1485
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