Gaborone vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	99
😀 Quality of life	61	100
🏙️ Population	236K	5.45M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7140th and 370th ($723 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Australia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5784th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gaborone	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863