Gaborone vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$243
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
39
73
😀 Quality of life
61
80
🏙️ Population
236K
7.01M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7301st and 3418th ($668 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5842nd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.24
🥤 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
$222
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$9818

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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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$806
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$967
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$862
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$908
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$1008
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$930
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$873
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$1201
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$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
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$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
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$1849
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$1770
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$1454
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$825
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$726
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$730
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$453
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$719
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$549
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$889
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$542
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$918
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$477
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$521
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$1730
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$669
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$1182
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$503
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$483
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$583
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$571
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$1942
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$1162
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$553
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$681
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$903
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$530
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$463