Diyarbakir vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Diyarbakir	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$272	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.3	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	28	39
😀 Quality of life	47	61
🏙️ Population	1.73M	236K

The cost of living in Diyarbakir is 14% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8067th and 7301st ($571 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 1st in Turkey and Botswana, respectively. Check Turkey vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Diyarbakir compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Diyarbakir ranked 51st best city to live in Turkey vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6875th and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Diyarbakir vs Gaborone

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	Diyarbakir	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.6	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	30.91%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1217	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$575	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.39	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.31	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.78	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.56	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.2	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4326	$3401

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Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cinar	$582
61 km or 38 mi	Derik	$587
79 km or 49 mi	Batman	$624
79 km or 49 mi	Mardin	$559
86 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$610
111 km or 69 mi	Bingol	$552
120 km or 74 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
122 km or 76 mi	Elazig	$622
126 km or 78 mi	Nusaybin	$587
129 km or 80 mi	Qamishli	$464
143 km or 89 mi	Mus	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Siirt	$596
152 km or 95 mi	Urfa	$662
162 km or 101 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
170 km or 106 mi	Akcakale	$625
173 km or 107 mi	Adiyaman	$693
173 km or 108 mi	Bitlis	$583
174 km or 108 mi	Malatya	$627
184 km or 115 mi	Cizre	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Sirnak	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Erzincan	$623
229 km or 142 mi	Sinjar	$402
232 km or 144 mi	Zakho	$656
237 km or 147 mi	Nizip	$612
240 km or 149 mi	Erzurum	$457
244 km or 151 mi	Raqqa	$483
261 km or 162 mi	Bayburt	$624
269 km or 167 mi	Gaziantep	$602
270 km or 168 mi	Duhok	$619
286 km or 177 mi	Van	$585
287 km or 178 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
291 km or 181 mi	Gumushane	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
306 km or 190 mi	Kilis	$600
308 km or 191 mi	Mosul	$588
310 km or 193 mi	Hakkari	$577
316 km or 197 mi	Agri	$562
333 km or 207 mi	Islahiye	$530
333 km or 207 mi	Aleppo	$535
346 km or 215 mi	Sivas	$709

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587