Gaborone vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$285
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
87
😀 Quality of life
55
92
🏙️ Population
236K
1.39M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6827th and 45th ($718 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in Botswana and the United States, respectively. Check Botswana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 5800th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$21468

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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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$756
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$459
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$2650
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$2842
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