Gaborone vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$268
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
39
44
😀 Quality of life
56
61
🏙️ Population
236K
1.04M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 9% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6941st and 6631st ($691 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Botswana and Turkey, respectively. Check Botswana vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.9 months in Mersin. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Mersin ranked 9th in Turkey, while ranked 5825th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.24
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.6
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.07%
31.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1028
$951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.11
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.49
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4190
$12242

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$837
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$807
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$923
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$583
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$953
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$993
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$785
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$773
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$672
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$678
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$768
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$748
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$795
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$784
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$624
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$814
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$657
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$535
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$500
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$621
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$562
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$766
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$442
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$567
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$763
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$688
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$712
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$618
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$611
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$575
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$664
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$585
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$699
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$490
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$578
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$597
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$535
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$403
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$598
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$537
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$386
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$523
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$406
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$582
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1252
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1136
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$698
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$1158
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$489
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$1302
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$570
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$697
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$557
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$1243
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$645
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$1134
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$1368
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$672
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$745
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$509
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$577
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$663
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$417
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$1968
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$1702