Gaborone vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$2027
🏠 One person rent	$243	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$688
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	39	44
😀 Quality of life	61	66
🏙️ Population	236K	1.04M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 19% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7301st and 6587th ($668 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Botswana and Turkey, respectively. Check Botswana vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 5842nd and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Mersin

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	Gaborone	Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.79	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$6015

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$724
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$791
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$690
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$599
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$754
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$623
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$781
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$420
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$591
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$647
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$337
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$659
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$441
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$530
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$838
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$619
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1376
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$820
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1403
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$543
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1453
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$600
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1420
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1275
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1587
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$725
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$734
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$602
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$750
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$438
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2175
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1945