Al Ain vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$889	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$382
😷 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 117% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4123rd and 7301st ($1449 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 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 588th and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$3401

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587