Gaborone vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2038
🏠 One person rent	$285	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	48
😀 Quality of life	55	30
🏙️ Population	236K	5.35M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 19% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 6827th and 6170th ($718 vs $889) 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 0.5 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 5800th and 8091st 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	$7.62	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	21.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$3.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$2065

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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 Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$902
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$868
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$851
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1094
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$847
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$988
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$946
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$491
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$490
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$502
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$524
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$686
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$928
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$944
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$814
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$324
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1123
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$590
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$940
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$513
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$513
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$895
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$915
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$837
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$314
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$810
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$489
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$895
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$333
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$554
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$520
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$488