Brisbane vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	39
😀 Quality of life	97	61
🏙️ Population	2.71M	236K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 221% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1241st and 7140th ($2323 vs $723) 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 3rd and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brisbane	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$2568

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565