Doha vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1745
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$554
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$460
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
39
😀 Quality of life
79
55
🏙️ Population
1.19M
246K

The cost of living in Doha is 185% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 2137th and 7144th ($1872 vs $656) 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 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 501st and 5959th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$5329

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Gaborone

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$603
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$631
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$633
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$719
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$845
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$605
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$722