Gaborone vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$268	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	15
😀 Quality of life	56	47
🏙️ Population	236K	886K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 36% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6941st and 4967th ($691 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5825th and 6450th 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	$7.24	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$8574

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028