Gaborone vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$285
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
46
😀 Quality of life
55
50
🏙️ Population
236K
3M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 34% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6827th and 8365th ($718 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Botswana and Iran, respectively. Check Botswana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5800th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$612

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$909
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$874
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$554
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$838
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$971
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$600
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$997
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$1079
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$822
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$768
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$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
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$623
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$756
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$459
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$581
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$791
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$517
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$515
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$500
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$512
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$511
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$515
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$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
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$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
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$496
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$603
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$689
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$1554
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$450
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$607
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$452
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$670
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$564
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$548
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$1572
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$435
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$468
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$550
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$470
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$487
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$394
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$577
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$675
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$467
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$689
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$673
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$693
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$722
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$515
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$720
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$797