Bucharest vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$535	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	39
😀 Quality of life	84	60
🏙️ Population	1.72M	236K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 56% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4935th and 7094th ($1138 vs $731) 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 508th and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Gaborone

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	Bucharest	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$2881

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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