Gaborone vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$4192
🏠 One person rent
$267
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$1882
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$3018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
55
95
🏙️ Population
246K
9.67M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 55% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 7144th and 3641st ($656 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and South Korea, respectively. Check Botswana vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 5959th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Seoul

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Gaborone Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$9.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$19966

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$701
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$866
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$746
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$550
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$1024
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$949
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$1542
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$924
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$911
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