Gaborone vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$272
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
45
😀 Quality of life
60
56
🏙️ Population
236K
3M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 47% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7094th and 8726th ($731 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd 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 5910th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Mashhad

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Gaborone Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$627

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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
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$1171
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$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$792
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$916
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$966
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Distance City Cost of living
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$496
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$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
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$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
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$639