Ankara vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$439	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$375
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	39
😀 Quality of life	73	55
🏙️ Population	5.8M	236K

The cost of living in Ankara is 26% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6106th and 6827th ($907 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Botswana, respectively. Check Turkey vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 1608th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Gaborone

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	Ankara	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$3828

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

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