Gaborone vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$272	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	95
😀 Quality of life	60	67
🏙️ Population	236K	6.21M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 28% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7094th and 5559th ($731 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and Brazil, respectively. Check Botswana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 5910th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Gaborone	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$13739

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631