Gaborone vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$267
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
35
😀 Quality of life
55
23
🏙️ Population
246K
2.96M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 25% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7144th and 8335th ($656 vs $523) 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 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5959th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$2959

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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
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
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$631
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$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$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
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
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$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
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$643
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$467
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$470
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$489
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$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
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$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
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$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
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$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
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$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
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$1061
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$883
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$1100
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$1361
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$923
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$1642
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$844
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$840