Gaborone vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$281
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
33
😀 Quality of life
61
42
🏙️ Population
236K
2.96M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 36% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7140th and 8488th ($723 vs $532) 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 5784th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$4197

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$997
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$1031
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$590
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$1104
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$1204
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$851
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$867
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$742
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$784
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$872
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$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$904
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$742
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$589
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$558
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$660
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$607
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$632
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$494
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$611
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$882
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$476
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$478
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$499
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$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
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$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
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$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
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$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
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$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
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$561
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$484
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$563
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$477
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$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
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$513
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$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
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$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
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$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
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$1045
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$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
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$923
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$1031
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$947
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$800
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$1210
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$976
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$1148
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$872
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