Budapest vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1750
🏠 One person rent
$810
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$454
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
39
😀 Quality of life
81
61
🏙️ Population
1.69M
236K

The cost of living in Budapest is 118% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 3675th and 7140th ($1580 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Botswana, respectively. Check Hungary vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 646th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Gaborone

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Budapest Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$2568

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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