Gaborone vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$243	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	95
😀 Quality of life	61	69
🏙️ Population	236K	11.5M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 36% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7301st and 5192nd ($668 vs $1052) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5842nd and 4142nd 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	$9.79	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$15428

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666