Alexandria vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$103	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	51	39
😀 Quality of life	56	60
🏙️ Population	5.36M	236K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 45% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8976th and 7094th ($400 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Egypt and Botswana, respectively. Check Egypt vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6248th and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Gaborone

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	Alexandria	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$2881

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$282
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$294
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$335
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$343
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$351
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$506
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$394
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$323
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$402
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$319
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$340
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$300
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$297
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$356
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$776
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2022
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1993
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2145
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1962
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1831
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$283
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2172
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1700
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2031
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2066
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2449
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577