Gaborone vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$285
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
39
56
😀 Quality of life
55
58
🏙️ Population
236K
2.42M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 3% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6827th and 6712th ($718 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 0.6 months in Salvador. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 5800th and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$10964

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$848
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$689
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$717
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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
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$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
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$459
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$581
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$791
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$741
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$1003
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$1116
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$599
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$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
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$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
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$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
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$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
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$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
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$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
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$545
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$495
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$573
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$556
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$585
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$573
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$583
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$608
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$610