Gaborone vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$272
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
39
41
😀 Quality of life
60
58
🏙️ Population
236K
2.43M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 34% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7094th and 5028th ($731 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Botswana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1 months in Mecca. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5910th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Mecca

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Gaborone Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$4622

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$628
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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
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$583
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$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
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$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
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$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
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$811
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$916
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$966
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
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$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514