Cairo vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1750
🏠 One person rent
$190
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$454
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
39
😀 Quality of life
63
61
🏙️ Population
9.8M
236K

The cost of living in Cairo is 33% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8753rd and 7140th ($483 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5501st and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Gaborone

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Cairo Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$2568

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$663
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$691
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$691
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$903
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$994
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$615
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565