Gaborone vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$933
🏠 One person rent
$281
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
40
😀 Quality of life
61
60
🏙️ Population
236K
5.94M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 9% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7140th and 7534th ($723 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and India, respectively. Check Botswana vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 5784th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Surat

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Gaborone Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$877

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$950
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$860
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$1015
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$912
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$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
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$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
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$784
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$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
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$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
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$912
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$1014
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$267
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$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
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$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
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$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
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$282
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$365
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$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
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$308
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$335
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$288
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$309
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$298