Gaborone vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$272	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	96
😀 Quality of life	60	74
🏙️ Population	236K	11.5M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 34% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7094th and 5003rd ($731 vs $1115) 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 5910th and 2408th 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	$10.4	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$16798

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719