Al Ain vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Al Ain	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$1745
🏠 One person rent	$612	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$554
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3750	$460
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	37	39
😀 Quality of life	79	55
🏙️ Population	767K	246K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 73% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4616th and 7144th ($1132 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 496th and 5959th 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	$8.1	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$122	$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.75%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11243	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6743	$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.5	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8033	$5329

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1191
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2229
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1612
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$1841
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$787
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1164
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1126
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1872
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1810
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$779
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$798
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$573
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1285
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1375
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$890
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1327
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$604
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$672
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$544
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$959
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1005
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$868
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$606
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$910
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$457
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$604
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$646
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$621
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$606
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$822
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$844
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$561
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$575

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722