Gaborone vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$285	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	95
😀 Quality of life	55	63
🏙️ Population	236K	11.5M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 29% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6827th and 5616th ($718 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5800th and 4573rd 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	$7.62	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$13135

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629