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
BWP102.78
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 12.6% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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