Cost of living comparison

Doha, Qatar

compared to

Gaborone, Botswana

Gaborone vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 33.2% cheaper than Doha.

Groceries: pay 11.4% less in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 21.7% more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 50.3% less in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 72.1% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.1% less in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 27.8% less in Gaborone

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Gaborone.

Gaborone vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gaborone instead of Doha, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Doha	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.96	$7.50 BWP102.39	-8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.46	$6.00 BWP81.91	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.28	$0.83 BWP11.37	-7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$0.49 BWP6.67	+36.5%

Doha vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.4% less for groceries

	Doha	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.71	$0.81 BWP11.10	-48.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.91	$3.37 BWP46.01	-41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.14	$5.06 BWP69.13	-36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.31	$2.29 BWP31.29	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR14.01	$2.27 BWP31.06	-40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.14	$0.77 BWP10.57	-10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$0.62 BWP8.46	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.45	$0.88 BWP12.07	+31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$0.65 BWP8.82	+6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$0.60 BWP8.16	+40.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.06	$0.55 BWP7.48	-3.0%
Average			-11.4%

Doha vs. Gaborone - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.7% more for transportation

	Doha	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.81	$4.27 BWP58.37	+99.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.83	$28.18 BWP385.00	-14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,886.99	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	+2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.90	$19.49 BWP266.22	-1.2%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 50.3% less for housing

	Doha	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.66	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	+3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,724.77	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	-83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,696.38	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	-85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.56	$49.21 BWP672.27	-35.1%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 72.1% less for childcare

	Doha	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,909.43	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	-77.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,961.28	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	-66.7%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.94	$2.25 BWP30.72	-79.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.17	$2.37 BWP32.37	-54.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.97	$3.75 BWP51.20	-43.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR430.14	$32.19 BWP439.72	-72.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.94	$6.75 BWP92.15	-45.3%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 27.8% less for clothing

	Doha	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.84	$44.14 BWP602.98	-27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.67	$22.17 BWP302.79	-59.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR353.39	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR346.31	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	-1.9%
Average			-27.8%

Doha vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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