Barcelona vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	39
😀 Quality of life	90	61
🏙️ Population	1.73M	236K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 194% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1659th and 7140th ($2129 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Botswana, respectively. Check Spain vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 174th and 5784th 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	$17.3	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$2568

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565