Ankara vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$487	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$373
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	39
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	5.8M	236K

The cost of living in Ankara is 39% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5741st and 6941st ($959 vs $691) 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 0.7 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 1858th and 5825th 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	$9.62	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$4190

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597