Gaborone vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$281
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
45
😀 Quality of life
61
56
🏙️ Population
236K
3M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 50% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7140th and 8757th ($723 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 5784th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$629

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$860
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$912
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$549
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$997
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$1031
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$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$851
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$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
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$784
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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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$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
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$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
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$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
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$796
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$469
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$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
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$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
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$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
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$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
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$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
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$570
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$557
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$570
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$584
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$558
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$584
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$638