Gaborone vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$267
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
86
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
246K
2.79M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 75% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7144th and 571st ($656 vs $2576) 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 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5959th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$18837

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$908
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$637
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$701
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$682
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$866
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$746
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$550
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$601
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$535
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$2390
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$2114
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$1598
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$2293
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$2082
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$2032
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$2244
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$1821
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$1915
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$1879
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$2125
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$1408
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$1949
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$2072
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$2084
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$2217
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$2194
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$2127
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$2031
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$2156
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$2004
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$2074
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