Al Ain vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Al Ain	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3100	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$900	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$1375	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.4	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2995	$454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	39
😀 Quality of life	82	61
🏙️ Population	767K	236K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 101% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4139th and 7140th ($1455 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Botswana, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 562nd and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Gaborone

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	Al Ain	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1126	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.34	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6415	$2568

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1173
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2470
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1543
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2356
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$797
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1082
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1193
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2100
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$2015
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$530
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$494
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$526
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1062
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1340
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$497
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1218
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$521
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$559
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$514
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$965
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1059
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$778
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$505
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$917
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$700
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$485
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$454
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$457
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$471
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$717
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$816
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$459
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$517

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565