Gaborone vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$267
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
55
61
🏙️ Population
246K
8.69M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 6% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7144th and 6811th ($656 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Botswana and Iran, respectively. Check Botswana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5959th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$1883

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$875
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$554
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$889
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$908
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$741
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$698
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$637
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$631
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$701
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$682
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$866
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$746
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$550
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$753
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$601
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$511
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$511
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$535
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$558
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$777
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$447
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$511
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$739
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$655
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$651
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$636
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$653
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$633
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$619
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$647
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$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
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$654
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$693
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$650
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$616
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$647
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$616
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$519
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$583
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$546
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$454
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$595
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$434
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$533
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$640
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$558
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$561
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$547
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$456
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$530
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$656
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$436
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$451
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$661
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$502
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$576
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