Cost of living comparison

Baku, Azerbaijan

compared to

Gaborone, Botswana

Gaborone vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 25.2% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% more in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 41.5% more in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 85.9% more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 30.7% less in Gaborone

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Gaborone are more expensive than in Baku. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Gaborone. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Gaborone.

Gaborone vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gaborone instead of Baku, you would:

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pay 3.6% more for restaurants

	Baku	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.41 AZN16.00	$7.50 BWP103.72	-20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 AZN13.00	$6.00 BWP82.98	-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 AZN1.18	$0.83 BWP11.52	+20.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 AZN0.61	$0.49 BWP6.75	+36.1%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 41.5% more for groceries

	Baku	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 AZN0.78	$0.81 BWP11.24	+77.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.77 AZN4.71	$3.37 BWP46.61	+21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 AZN8.72	$5.06 BWP70.02	-1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 AZN2.40	$2.29 BWP31.70	+62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 AZN3.58	$2.27 BWP31.46	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AZN0.84	$0.77 BWP10.71	+57.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 AZN1.32	$0.62 BWP8.57	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 AZN1.16	$0.88 BWP12.23	+29.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 AZN1.40	$0.65 BWP8.93	-21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AZN0.49	$0.60 BWP8.26	+107.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.40	$0.55 BWP7.58	+135.3%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 85.9% more for transportation

	Baku	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 AZN4.19	$4.27 BWP59.13	+73.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$28.18 BWP389.98	+59.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,588.24 AZN35,000.00	$22,486.26 BWP311,156.90	+9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.47 AZN11.00	$19.49 BWP269.67	+201.2%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Baku	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.84 AZN25.23	$90.60 BWP1,253.70	+510.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$470.77 AZN800.30	$254.84 BWP3,526.44	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.03 AZN443.75	$149.91 BWP2,074.38	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.11 AZN80.09	$49.21 BWP680.97	+4.5%
Average			+106.6%

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	Baku	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$232.47 AZN395.20	$180.24 BWP2,494.12	-22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,199.10 AZN10,538.46	$3,740.68 BWP51,762.25	-39.7%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$2.25 BWP31.12	+52.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 AZN6.12	$2.37 BWP32.79	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$3.75 BWP51.86	+6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.42 AZN84.02	$32.19 BWP445.42	-34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$6.75 BWP93.35	+14.7%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 30.7% less for clothing

	Baku	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.06 AZN95.30	$44.14 BWP610.79	-21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.34 AZN97.48	$22.17 BWP306.71	-61.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.29 AZN207.88	$76.20 BWP1,054.48	-37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.40 AZN162.18	$93.16 BWP1,289.08	-2.4%
Average			-30.7%

Baku vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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