Barcelona vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	39
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.73M	236K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 189% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1722nd and 7094th ($2116 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Botswana, respectively. Check Spain vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 205th and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Gaborone

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	Barcelona	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$2881

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797

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