Gaborone vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$394
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$985
🏠 One person rent
$272
$139
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$29.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$143
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
83
😀 Quality of life
60
60
🏙️ Population
236K
4.46M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 86% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 7094th and 8986th ($731 vs $394) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Botswana and Egypt, respectively. Check Botswana vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5910th and 5926th 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
$10.4
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$91.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$12.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$18.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
24.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$886
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$2.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$2.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$4.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$2866

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$628
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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
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$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$506
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$402
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$343
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$351
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$340
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$294
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$297
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
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$335
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$300
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$288
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$282
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$323
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$319
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$400
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$356
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$283
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$776
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1936
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$2022
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$479
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1993
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1761
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$800
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1700
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1962
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$2145
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$2002
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$415
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$2105
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2172
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$354
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1062