Budapest vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$750
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$437
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
39
😀 Quality of life
81
60
🏙️ Population
1.69M
236K

The cost of living in Budapest is 101% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4163rd and 7094th ($1469 vs $731) 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 680th and 5910th 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
$12.2
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$2881

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

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