Budapest vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$589	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$375
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	39
😀 Quality of life	80	55
🏙️ Population	1.69M	236K

The cost of living in Budapest is 65% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6827th ($1185 vs $718) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 551st and 5800th 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	$10.4	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$3828

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

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