Gaborone vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$272	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$3648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	86
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	236K	2.79M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 71% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7094th and 897th ($731 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5910th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Toronto

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	Gaborone	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$20314

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029