Gaborone vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$267
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$2885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
39
100
😀 Quality of life
55
100
🏙️ Population
246K
14M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 58% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7144th and 3238th ($656 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Botswana and Japan, respectively. Check Botswana vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5959th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$15051

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$875
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$889
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$908
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$637
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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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$777
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$447
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$1051
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$988
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$1115
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$1101
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$1041
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$973
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$1053
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$1066
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$1067
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$1009
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$1064
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$1071
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$1009
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$1101
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$1091
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$1063
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$1078
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$1045
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$1057
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$1062
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$1036
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$1143
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$1049
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