Brisbane vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$382
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	39
😀 Quality of life	98	61
🏙️ Population	2.71M	236K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 209% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1813th and 7301st ($2065 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Botswana, respectively. Check Australia vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 9th and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Gaborone

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	Brisbane	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$3401

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587