Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

compared to

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 2.8% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 10.0% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 14.3% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 50.8% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 7.8% more in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Dushanbe

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

Dushanbe vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.0% less for restaurants

	Gaborone	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP102.39	$5.61 TJS61.12	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.91	$9.16 TJS99.77	+52.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.37	$0.62 TJS6.79	-25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.67	$0.28 TJS3.06	-42.5%
Average			-10.0%

Gaborone vs. Dushanbe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.3% less for groceries

	Gaborone	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.10	$0.57 TJS6.22	-29.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.01	$4.28 TJS46.58	+27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP69.13	$3.05 TJS33.16	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.29	$1.75 TJS19.07	-23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.06	$1.88 TJS20.52	-17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.57	$0.54 TJS5.92	-29.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.46	$1.07 TJS11.64	+72.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.07	$1.09 TJS11.89	+23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.82	$0.38 TJS4.16	-40.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.16	$0.34 TJS3.65	-43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.48	$0.24 TJS2.64	-55.7%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 50.8% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.37	$3.19 TJS34.71	-25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP385.00	$4.68 TJS50.94	-83.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	$20,113.17 TJS219,021.25	-10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP266.22	$3.18 TJS34.64	-83.7%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 7.8% more for housing

	Gaborone	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	$23.95 TJS260.79	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	$413.18 TJS4,499.27	+62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	$210.49 TJS2,292.08	+40.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP672.27	$50.33 TJS548.06	+2.3%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	$106.65 TJS1,161.32	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	$13,658.24 TJS148,730.71	+265.1%
Average			+112.2%

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pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.72	$1.12 TJS12.22	-50.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.37	$2.29 TJS24.96	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP51.20	$2.34 TJS25.47	-37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP439.72	$37.11 TJS404.09	+15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP92.15	$4.68 TJS50.94	-30.7%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Gaborone	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP602.98	$28.06 TJS305.61	-36.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP302.79	$36.11 TJS393.22	+62.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	$76.71 TJS835.34	+0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	$53.79 TJS585.75	-42.3%
Average			-3.8%

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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: March 2025

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