Bucharest vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1745
🏠 One person rent
$449
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$554
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
39
😀 Quality of life
77
55
🏙️ Population
1.72M
246K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 46% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5593rd and 7144th ($961 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Botswana, respectively. Check Romania vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 703rd and 5959th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$5329

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$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$603
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$631
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$633
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$719
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$845
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$605
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$722