Gaborone vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$272	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$4401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	89
😀 Quality of life	60	97
🏙️ Population	236K	5.87M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7094th and 154th ($731 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Singapore, respectively. Check Botswana vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5910th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Singapore City

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	Gaborone	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663