Gaborone vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$281	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$1734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	16
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	236K	886K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 30% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7140th and 5290th ($723 vs $1036) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5784th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Tabuk

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	Gaborone	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$8604

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587