Gaborone vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$3590
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	39	86
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	236K	2.79M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 72% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6827th and 656th ($718 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Botswana and Canada, respectively. Check Botswana vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5800th and 52nd 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	$7.62	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085