Gaborone vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$285	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$1630
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	20
😀 Quality of life	55	67
🏙️ Population	236K	1.41M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 16% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6827th and 6257th ($718 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Botswana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5800th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Medina

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	Gaborone	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$7706

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1123
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$940
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$879
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$944
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$828
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$940
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$988
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$895
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$806
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$278
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$895
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$294
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$393
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$324
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$314
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$333
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1586
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$694
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1536
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$777
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$915
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$640
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$350
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1657
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1651
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1372
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$306
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$721
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$847
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1607
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1632
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1004
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$934
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$934