Gaborone vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$285
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
36
😀 Quality of life
55
45
🏙️ Population
236K
1.79M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 20% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6827th and 7820th ($718 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Botswana and Iraq, respectively. Check Botswana vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 5800th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$3176

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$838
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$997
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$1079
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$768
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$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
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$623
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$756
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$459
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$581
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$791
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$652
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$876
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$698
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$680
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$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
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$498
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$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
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$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
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$449
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$519
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$651
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$600
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$552
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$570
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$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
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$581
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$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
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$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
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$580
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$844
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$640
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$600
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$538
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$655
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$907
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$762