Gaborone vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$846
🏠 One person rent	$285	$86.6
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$161
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$25
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	83
😀 Quality of life	55	56
🏙️ Population	236K	5.6M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 122% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 6827th and 9177th ($718 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Botswana and Egypt, respectively. Check Botswana vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 5800th and 5699th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Giza

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	Gaborone	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$89
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$63.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	14.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$2.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$3.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$1.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$0.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$67.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$1758

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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

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$424
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$345
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$335
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$327
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$339
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$315
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$334
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$306
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$310
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$303
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$308
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$291
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$282
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$310
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$357
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$306
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$609
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1607
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1713
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$393
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1727
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$694
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1372
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1632
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1775
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1657
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$350
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1815
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$278
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$847