Amsterdam vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$375
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	921K	236K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 298% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 252nd and 6827th ($2859 vs $718) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 25th and 5800th 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	$20	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$3828

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

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