Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 2.0% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.27
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.00
|
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.25
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.72
|
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.66
|
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.97
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.58
|
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.91
|
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.68
|
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.03
|
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.16
|
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.91
|
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.64
|
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,507.98
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.62
|
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
|
pay 22.4% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,164.95
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,415.08
|
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,745.42
|
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.17
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,233.44
|
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,691.18
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.81
|
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.42
|
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.13
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.20
|
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
|
pay 73.1% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP578.76
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.29
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP756.85
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP845.89
|
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
|
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