Gaborone vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	99
😀 Quality of life	55	99
🏙️ Population	236K	4.84M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6827th and 312th ($718 vs $2801) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5800th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Sydney

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	Gaborone	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$18951

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754