Gaborone vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$267
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
46
😀 Quality of life
55
53
🏙️ Population
246K
3M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 23% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7144th and 8260th ($656 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in Botswana and Iran, respectively. Check Botswana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5959th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$555

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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
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$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
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$631
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$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
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$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
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
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Distance City Cost of living
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$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
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$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
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$633
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$616
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$636
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$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
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$653
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$700