Gaborone vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$268
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
72
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
236K
7.01M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 58% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6941st and 2911th ($691 vs $1637) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5825th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.24
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.6
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.07%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1028
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.11
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.49
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4190
$10598

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$923
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$953
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$993
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$785
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$773
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$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
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$804
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$969
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$861
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$1068
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$1056
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$901
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$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
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$1243
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$1280
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$1210
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$1041
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$1779
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$1709
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$1393
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$846
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$740
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$736
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$551
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$723
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$547
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$904
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$544
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$905
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$546
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$548
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$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
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$557
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$536
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$582
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$597
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$1828
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$979
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$589
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$683
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$902
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$547
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$529