Gaborone vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$272
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
96
😀 Quality of life
60
64
🏙️ Population
236K
8.69M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 14% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7094th and 7642nd ($731 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Botswana and Iran, respectively. Check Botswana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5910th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Tehran

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Gaborone Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$2262

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$1057
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
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$865
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$765
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$792
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$875
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$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
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$763
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$604
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$573
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$681
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$652
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$630
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$511
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$630
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$912
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$592
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$591
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$602
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$601
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$631
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$586
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$627
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$583
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$575
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$629
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$594
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$639
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$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
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$642
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$571
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$637
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$595
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$531
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$561
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$512
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$455
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$586
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$372
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$502
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$635
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$535
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$516
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$494
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$542
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$461
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$428
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$460
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$425
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$659
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$499
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$513
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$563
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