Gaborone vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$281	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	96
😀 Quality of life	61	75
🏙️ Population	236K	11.5M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 36% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7140th and 4918th ($723 vs $1126) 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 5784th and 1670th 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	$11.1	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$15990

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720