Cost of living comparison

Khartoum, Sudan

compared to

Gaborone, Botswana

Gaborone vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 36.3% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% more in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 25.3% more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 12.8% less in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% more in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 81.3% more in Gaborone

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Gaborone are more expensive than in Khartoum. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Gaborone. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Gaborone.

Gaborone vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.7% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	$7.50 BWP102.39	-0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	$6.00 BWP81.91	-25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG364.98	$0.83 BWP11.37	+37.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 SDG264.14	$0.49 BWP6.67	+10.9%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 SDG683.09	$0.81 BWP11.10	-28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	$3.37 BWP46.01	-44.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	$5.06 BWP69.13	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	$2.29 BWP31.29	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	$2.27 BWP31.06	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	$0.77 BWP10.57	-61.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 SDG304.75	$0.62 BWP8.46	+22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 SDG538.44	$0.88 BWP12.07	-1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SDG478.62	$0.65 BWP8.82	-19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG358.70	$0.60 BWP8.16
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 SDG255.73	$0.55 BWP7.48	+28.6%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 25.3% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	$4.27 BWP58.37	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	$28.18 BWP385.00	+12.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	$19.49 BWP266.22	+81.5%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 12.8% less for housing

	Khartoum	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	-44.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	$49.21 BWP672.27	+24.7%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	+185.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	+81.8%
Average			+133.8%

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pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	$2.25 BWP30.72	+12.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	$2.37 BWP32.37	-0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	$3.75 BWP51.20	+108.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	$32.19 BWP439.72	-3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	$6.75 BWP92.15	+68.6%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 81.3% more for clothing

	Khartoum	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	$44.14 BWP602.98	+143.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	$22.17 BWP302.79	+10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	+38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	+132.9%
Average			+81.3%

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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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