Cost of living comparison

Tehran, Iran

compared to

Gaborone, Botswana

Gaborone vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 2.3 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% more in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 80.4% more in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 79.8% more in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Gaborone

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Gaborone are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Gaborone.

Gaborone vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.9% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 IRR168,400	$7.50 BWP102.04	+87.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 IRR210,500	$6.00 BWP81.63	+19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR19,110	$0.83 BWP11.33	+83.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 IRR45,676	$0.49 BWP6.64	-55.0%
Average			+33.9%

Tehran vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.4% more for groceries

	Tehran	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 IRR22,521	$0.81 BWP11.06	+51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.83 IRR76,998	$3.37 BWP45.85	+84.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR97,804	$5.06 BWP68.89	+117.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 IRR53,083	$2.29 BWP31.18	+81.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 IRR77,629	$2.27 BWP30.95	+23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IRR19,224	$0.77 BWP10.54	+69.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IRR29,499	$0.62 BWP8.43	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,768	$0.88 BWP12.03	+109.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IRR13,342	$0.65 BWP8.79	+103.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,202	$0.60 BWP8.13	+146.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR11,090	$0.55 BWP7.45	+107.9%
Average			+80.4%

Tehran vs. Gaborone - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IRR116,045	$4.27 BWP58.17	+55.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR421,000	$28.18 BWP383.66	+181.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$90,000.00 IRR3,789,000,000	$22,486.26 BWP306,111.14	-75.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR122,090	$19.49 BWP265.30	+572.0%
Average			+183.4%

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Tehran	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.79 IRR285,943	$90.60 BWP1,233.37	+1233.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.72 IRR20,617,182	$254.84 BWP3,469.26	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.71 IRR14,301,654	$149.91 BWP2,040.74	-55.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.89 IRR500,559	$49.21 BWP669.93	+313.9%
Average			+361.0%

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pay 79.8% more for childcare

	Tehran	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.20 IRR5,186,720	$180.24 BWP2,453.67	+46.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,753.32 IRR73,814,695	$3,740.68 BWP50,922.86	+113.3%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,680	$2.25 BWP30.61	+181.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 IRR63,412	$2.37 BWP32.26	+57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,250	$3.75 BWP51.02	+49.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.23 IRR809,593	$32.19 BWP438.19	+67.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,150	$6.75 BWP91.83	+349.7%
Average			+141.1%

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Tehran	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.21 IRR1,524,238	$44.14 BWP600.88	+21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.96 IRR1,177,308	$22.17 BWP301.74	-20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.01 IRR5,810,058	$76.20 BWP1,037.38	-44.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.09 IRR2,950,890	$93.16 BWP1,268.17	+32.9%
Average			-2.7%

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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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