Gaborone vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$2402
🏠 One person rent
$285
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
94
😀 Quality of life
55
62
🏙️ Population
236K
6.21M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 25% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6827th and 5959th ($718 vs $955) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 5800th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$10815

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$909
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$874
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$554
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$838
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$971
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$600
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$997
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$1079
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$822
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$623
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$756
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$459
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$581
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$791
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$773
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$636
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$652
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$808
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$600
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$578
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$675
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$549
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$563
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$647
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$649
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$656
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$513
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$596
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$635
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$620
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$520
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$664
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$623
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$585
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$629
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$618
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$532
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$537
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$609
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$543
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$618
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$617
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$593
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$622
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$542
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$631
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$618
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$515
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$463
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$666
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$585