Doha vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1648
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
39
😀 Quality of life
82
61
🏙️ Population
1.19M
236K

The cost of living in Doha is 177% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 2509th and 7301st ($1849 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Botswana, respectively. Check Qatar vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 608th and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$3401

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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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