Brasilia vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$296	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	28	39
😀 Quality of life	56	56
🏙️ Population	2.82M	236K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 11% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6598th and 6941st ($765 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Botswana, respectively. Check Brazil vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5716th and 5825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Gaborone

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	Brasilia	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$4190

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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