Doha vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Doha	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1810	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4093	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$375
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	39
😀 Quality of life	80	55
🏙️ Population	1.19M	236K

The cost of living in Doha is 152% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 2461st and 6827th ($1810 vs $718) 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 2.1 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 501st and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Gaborone

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	Doha	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.21	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.9	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.74%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4584	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3277	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.89	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.96	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.4	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$798	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11230	$3828

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1719
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1218
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1226
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1267
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$870
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$989
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$878
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1503
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2084
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$561
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$548
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$541
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1050
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$556
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$537
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1232
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$558
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1586
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$546
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$489
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$713
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$507
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$557
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$786
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$879

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761