Alexandria vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	39
😀 Quality of life	48	55
🏙️ Population	4.87M	236K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 57% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 9207th and 6827th ($310 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Botswana, respectively. Check Egypt vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6328th and 5800th 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	$3.44	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$3828

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761