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Pakistan

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Botswana

Gaborone vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 30.5% more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 93.1% more in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 86.3% more in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Gaborone
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 7.8% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in Gaborone

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

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Gaborone vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.1% more for restaurants

	Islamabad	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	$10.85 BWP148.87	+200.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 PKR1,501.50	$5.79 BWP79.40	+6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PKR94.38	$0.72 BWP9.92	+112.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR60.62	$0.42 BWP5.71	+90.2%
Average			+93.1%

Islamabad vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.3% more for groceries

	Islamabad	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 PKR208.08	$0.88 BWP12.02	+16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 PKR851.66	$3.16 BWP43.42	+3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.63 PKR1,006.51	$5.47 BWP75.12	+50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.24 PKR343.64	$2.47 BWP33.83	+98.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 PKR390.48	$2.11 BWP28.88	+49.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 PKR163.19	$0.75 BWP10.31	+27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PKR106.19	$0.64 BWP8.75	+66.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 PKR131.67	$0.90 BWP12.38	+89.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR68.12	$0.74 BWP10.15	+201.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 PKR35.52	$0.58 BWP7.97	+353.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR46.29	$0.53 BWP7.25	+216.6%
Average			+86.3%

Islamabad vs. Gaborone - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Islamabad	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.11 PKR1,415.96	$5.15 BWP70.71	+0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.66 PKR6,006.00	$29.66 BWP406.91	+36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$54,159.34 PKR15M	$19,891.73 BWP273K	-63.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.04 PKR1,951.95	$20.87 BWP286.32	+196.4%
Average			-10.4%

Islamabad vs. Gaborone - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Islamabad	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 PKR4,732.00	$42.10 BWP577.61	+146.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$273.02 PKR75,692.28	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	+30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.79 PKR38,755.38	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	+58.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.95 PKR21,609.82	$45.63 BWP626.12	-41.5%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 7.8% less for childcare

	Islamabad	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.62 PKR20,687.33	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	+70.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,015.34 PKR1M	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	-50.2%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	$1.99 BWP27.29	-44.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 PKR734.15	$2.32 BWP31.83	-12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 PKR637.64	$3.62 BWP49.62	+57.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.23 PKR7,826.00	$33.58 BWP460.78	+19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,201.20	$6.15 BWP84.36	+41.9%
Average			+3.1%

Islamabad vs. Gaborone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Islamabad	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.82 PKR6,881.88	$47.53 BWP652.19	+91.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.87 PKR9,666.47	$16.75 BWP229.75	-52.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.43 PKR26,735.16	$72.33 BWP992.46	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.62 PKR11,261.25	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	+92.9%
Average			+7.4%

Islamabad vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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