Gaborone vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$243
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
39
43
😀 Quality of life
61
75
🏙️ Population
236K
1.42M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 38% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7301st and 5037th ($668 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Oman, respectively. Check Botswana vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5842nd and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$11063

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$892
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$984
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$536
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$984
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$1082
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$826
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$799
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$706
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$740
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$808
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$762
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$830
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$838
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$587
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$861
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$698
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$570
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$533
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$650
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$599
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$658
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$469
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$598
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$827
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$746
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$1078
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$792
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$573
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$1228
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$1398
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$2521
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$1183
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$1419
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$2514
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$1942
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$624
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$632
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$1730
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$568
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$557
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$808
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$534
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$1849
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$530
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$1770
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$761
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$529
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$604
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$1201
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$1237
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$1230
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$430
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$817
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$558
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$553
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$908
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$530
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$1008
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$806
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$873
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$503
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$477
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$930
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