Gaborone vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$3517
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	86
😀 Quality of life	61	94
🏙️ Population	236K	2.79M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 70% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7140th and 1059th ($723 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Botswana and Canada, respectively. Check Botswana vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5784th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gaborone	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053