Gaborone vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$281
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
23
😀 Quality of life
61
69
🏙️ Population
236K
1.41M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 38% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7140th and 4843rd ($723 vs $1164) 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 5784th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$5520

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$950
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$860
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$1015
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$912
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$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
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$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
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$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
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$912
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$1014
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$791
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$1031
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$919
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$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
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$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
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$1933
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$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
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$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
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$2038
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$2060
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$1032
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$864
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$1077