Gaborone vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$243
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
46
😀 Quality of life
61
57
🏙️ Population
236K
3M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 33% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7301st and 8663rd ($668 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th in Botswana and Iran, respectively. Check Botswana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5842nd and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$623

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$762
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$890
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$514
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$892
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$984
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$536
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$984
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$1082
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$826
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$799
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$706
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$740
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$808
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$762
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$830
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$838
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$587
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$861
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$698
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$570
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$533
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$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
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$658
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$469
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$598
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$827
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$496
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$502
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$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
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$658
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$1716
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$432
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$542
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$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
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$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
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$512
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$372
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$530
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$470
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$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
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$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
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$604
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$588
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$607
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$628
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$604
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$622
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