Alexandria vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1745
🏠 One person rent	$164	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$554
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	39
😀 Quality of life	51	55
🏙️ Population	4.87M	246K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 25% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8536th and 7144th ($495 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.7 months in Gaborone. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6224th and 5959th 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	$5.31	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$5329

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$393
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$450
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$446
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$490
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$472
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$549
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$513
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$418
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$494
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$384
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$478
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$468
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$470
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$366
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$455
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$657
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1725
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1703
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1671
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1848
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1687
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1400
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$421
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1826
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1523
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1776
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1701
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2113
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212

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