Gaborone vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$272
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
23
😀 Quality of life
60
69
🏙️ Population
236K
1.41M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 37% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7094th and 4849th ($731 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5910th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$5515

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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
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$826
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$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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$795
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$1107
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$942
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$775
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$815
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$931
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$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
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$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
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$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
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$800
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$1853
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$824
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$902
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$1005
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$665
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$415
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$724
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$2002
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$1946
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$1700
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$283
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$895
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$1062
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$1936
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$1962
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$1013
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$865
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$1010