Amsterdam vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$382
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	96	61
🏙️ Population	921K	236K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 367% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 143rd and 7301st ($3118 vs $668) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 31st and 5842nd 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	$21.3	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$3401

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587