Gaborone vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$4072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	93
😀 Quality of life	55	98
🏙️ Population	236K	2.14M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 69% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6827th and 1024th ($718 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Botswana and Australia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5800th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Perth

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	Gaborone	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$14689

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876