Gaborone vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$272
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
33
😀 Quality of life
60
40
🏙️ Population
236K
2.96M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 33% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7094th and 8377th ($731 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Yemen, respectively. Check Botswana vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5910th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Sanaa

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Gaborone Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$3830

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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
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$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$792
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$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
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$811
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$916
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$966
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$492
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$494
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$515
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$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
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$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
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$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
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$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
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$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
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$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
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$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
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$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
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$931
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$863
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$1209
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$964
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$1269
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$858
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$1632
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$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996