Amsterdam vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$1745
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$554
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$460
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	921K	246K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 288% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 612th and 7144th ($2545 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Botswana, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 37th and 5959th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Gaborone

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	Amsterdam	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$5329

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722