Gaborone vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$243	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$3571
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	95
😀 Quality of life	61	96
🏙️ Population	236K	985K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 71% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 7301st and 1273rd ($668 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Sweden, respectively. Check Botswana vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5842nd and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Stockholm

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	Gaborone	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.79	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$15313

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482