Gaborone vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$2120
🏠 One person rent
$285
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$1723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
15
😀 Quality of life
55
45
🏙️ Population
236K
886K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 27% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6827th and 5787th ($718 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Tabuk. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5800th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$4277

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$663
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$848
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$689
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$717
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$909
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$874
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$554
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$838
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$971
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$600
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$997
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$1079
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$822
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$717
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$696
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$788
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$774
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$841
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$819
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$585
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$859
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$696
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$627
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$623
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$756
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$459
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$581
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$791
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$741
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$1003
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$1116
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Distance City Cost of living
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$694
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$393
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1536
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$777
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$879
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$640
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$278
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$294
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$707
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$1657
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1651
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1372
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1607
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1632
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$847
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$721
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$1713
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$934
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$806
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1727
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2037
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1004
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$609
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
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$1771
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$952
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1671
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$692
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$1775
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$1835
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$1741
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$2115
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$1815
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$1768
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$303
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$1881