Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 10.3% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 12.6% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tehran or Gaborone. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.