Gaborone vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$281	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	95
😀 Quality of life	61	72
🏙️ Population	236K	6.21M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 34% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7140th and 5029th ($723 vs $1095) 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 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5784th and 2767th 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	$11.1	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$12842

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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

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634