Gaborone vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$281	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$4276
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	89
😀 Quality of life	61	97
🏙️ Population	236K	5.87M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7140th and 165th ($723 vs $3105) 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 5784th and 8th 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	$11.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$27027

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637