Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

compared to

Tehran, Iran

Tehran vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 10.3% cheaper than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 40.0% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in Tehran
Housing: pay 12.6% more in Tehran
Childcare: pay 42.4% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 16.1% more in Tehran

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

Tehran vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP101.88	$4.00 IRR169,000	-46.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.50	$5.00 IRR211,250	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.32	$0.45 IRR19,178	-45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.63	$1.08 IRR45,839	+122.3%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 40.0% less for groceries

	Gaborone	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.04	$0.53 IRR22,602	-34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP45.78	$1.83 IRR77,272	-45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP68.78	$2.32 IRR98,152	-54.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.14	$1.26 IRR53,272	-45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP30.90	$1.84 IRR77,906	-18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.52	$0.46 IRR19,293	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.42	$0.70 IRR29,604	+13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.01	$0.42 IRR17,831	-52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.77	$0.32 IRR13,390	-50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.12	$0.24 IRR10,238	-59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.44	$0.26 IRR11,130	-51.9%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.08	$2.76 IRR116,458	-35.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP383.06	$10.00 IRR422,500	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP305,636.11	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	+300.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP264.88	$2.90 IRR122,525	-85.1%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 12.6% more for housing

	Gaborone	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,231.46	$6.79 IRR286,962	-92.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,463.88	$489.72 IRR20,690,640	+92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,037.57	$339.71 IRR14,352,610	+126.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP668.89	$11.89 IRR502,342	-75.8%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 42.4% less for childcare

	Gaborone	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,449.86	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	-31.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP50,843.84	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	-53.1%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.56	$0.80 IRR33,800	-64.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.20	$1.51 IRR63,638	-36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP50.94	$2.50 IRR105,625	-33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP437.51	$19.23 IRR812,478	-40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP91.69	$1.50 IRR63,375	-77.8%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 16.1% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP599.95	$36.21 IRR1,529,668	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP301.27	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	+26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,035.77	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	+81.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,266.21	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	-24.8%
Average			+16.1%

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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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