Gaborone vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gaborone	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1745	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$267	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$554	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.4	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	95
😀 Quality of life	55	64
🏙️ Population	246K	12.4M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 37% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7144th and 5031st ($656 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Brazil, respectively. Check Botswana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5959th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Sao Paulo

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	Gaborone	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.7	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.18%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$967	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.94	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5329	$12031

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659