Barcelona vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$375
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	39
😀 Quality of life	88	55
🏙️ Population	1.66M	236K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 163% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 2198th and 6827th ($1887 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.5 months in Gaborone. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 238th and 5800th 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	$16.1	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$3828

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

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