Cairo vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$201
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$437
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
39
😀 Quality of life
63
60
🏙️ Population
9.8M
236K

The cost of living in Cairo is 31% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8680th and 7094th ($506 vs $731) 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 5610th and 5910th 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
$4.85
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$2881

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$662
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$697
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$694
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$901
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$1017
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$628
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$826
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$791
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1049
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1171
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$792
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$910
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$633
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$916
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$966
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$577