Gaborone vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gaborone	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1745	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$267	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$554	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.4	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	89
😀 Quality of life	55	98
🏙️ Population	246K	5.87M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 78% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7144th and 133rd ($656 vs $3007) 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 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5959th and 4th 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	$4.7	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.9	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.6	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.18%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$967	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.5	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.94	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5329	$26424

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544