Gaborone vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$243	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$2303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	39	45
😀 Quality of life	61	79
🏙️ Population	236K	4.7M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 42% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7301st and 4809th ($668 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Botswana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5842nd and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Jeddah

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	Gaborone	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.79	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$6703

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500