Dubai vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$373
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	39
😀 Quality of life	87	56
🏙️ Population	3.33M	236K

The cost of living in Dubai is 244% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 989th and 6941st ($2379 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Botswana, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 288th and 5825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Gaborone

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	Dubai	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$4190

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597