Gaborone vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$267
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$714
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
48
😀 Quality of life
55
31
🏙️ Population
246K
5.35M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 27% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 7144th and 5963rd ($656 vs $901) 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 0.7 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 5959th and 8338th 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
$4.7
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.01
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$1143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$3.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$2074

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$605
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$751
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$621
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$625
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$783
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$776
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$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
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$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
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$889
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$908
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$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
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$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
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$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
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$643
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$978
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$936
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$899
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$881
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1095
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$959
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$881
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$1061
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$885
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$466
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$1361
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$466
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$479
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$498
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$883
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$467
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$800
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
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$1034
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$820
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$280
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1100
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$923
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$871
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$1032
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$484
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$489
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$923
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$844
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$404
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$840
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$466
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$938
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$443
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$524
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$498
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$467