Gaborone vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$267
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
39
44
😀 Quality of life
55
68
🏙️ Population
246K
1.42M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 42% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7144th and 4635th ($656 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and Oman, respectively. Check Botswana vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5959th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$8464

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$751
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$621
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$783
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$776
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$511
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$755
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$875
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$554
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$889
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$908
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$741
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$698
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$637
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$631
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$701
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$682
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$866
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$746
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$550
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$753
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$601
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$511
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$511
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$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
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$777
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$447
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$511
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$739
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$643
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$978
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$1164
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$779
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$1191
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$1132
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$1584
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$1841
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$1577
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$1612
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$2229
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$1936
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$672
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$758
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$1673
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$573
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$544
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$822
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$604
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$1872
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$798
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$1810
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$457
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$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
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$1285
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$1375
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$1327
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$417
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$844
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$546
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$606
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$959
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$604
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$1005
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$768
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$868
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$606
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$621
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$910
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$646