Gaborone vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$243
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
81
😀 Quality of life
61
100
🏙️ Population
236K
449K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7301st and 23rd ($668 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Botswana and Switzerland, respectively. Check Botswana vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5842nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$22875

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$762
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$890
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$514
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$892
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$984
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$536
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$984
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$1082
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$826
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$706
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$740
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$808
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$762
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$830
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$838
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$587
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$861
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$698
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$570
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$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
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$658
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$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$827
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$746
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$915
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$3392
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$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
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$2699
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$1684
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$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
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$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
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$3565
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$1593
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$1694
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$1698
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$2964
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$1397
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$1447
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$1839
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$2443
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$3041