Gaborone vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$281
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$2078
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
43
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
236K
2.99M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 50% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7140th and 4191st ($723 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Kuwait, respectively. Check Botswana vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5784th and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Kuwait City

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Gaborone Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$9163

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$867
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$742
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$872
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$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$589
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$558
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$660
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$607
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$632
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$494
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$611
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$882
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$708
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$1247
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$703
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$522
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$694
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$509
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$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
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$655
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$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
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$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
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$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
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$457
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$452
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$573
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$778
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$517
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$514
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$471
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$459
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$1059
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$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
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$472
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$352
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$1340
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$1218
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$1062
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$505
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$556
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$573
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$484
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$485
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$469
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