Dubai vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	39
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	3.94M	236K

The cost of living in Dubai is 231% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1039th and 7094th ($2420 vs $731) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 203rd and 5910th 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	$10.2	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$2881

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2183
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1214
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1457
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1080
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$796
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2014
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1135
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1923
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$545
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$541
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$575
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$545
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1309
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1109
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1192
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$563
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$931
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$575
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1037
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$565
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$823
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$547
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$627
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$489
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$487
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$813
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$565
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577