Gaborone vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1862
🏠 One person rent
$281
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$171
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
49
😀 Quality of life
61
49
🏙️ Population
236K
5.35M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 11% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 7140th and 6728th ($723 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Botswana and Sudan, respectively. Check Botswana vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 5784th and 6819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Khartoum

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Gaborone Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$66.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
30.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$1823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$7.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$4.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$97.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$1914

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$615
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$950
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$860
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$789
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$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
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$834
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$803
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$788
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1124
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$872
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$787
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$947
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$923
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$483
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$976
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$481
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$494
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$513
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$800
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$484
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$748
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$925
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$938
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$931
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$350
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1210
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$746
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$1031
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$505
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$505
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$871
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$791
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$379
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$910
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$476
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$890
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$563
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$513
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$475