Budapest vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$553	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$373
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	39
😀 Quality of life	79	56
🏙️ Population	1.69M	236K

The cost of living in Budapest is 61% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4777th and 6941st ($1109 vs $691) 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 618th and 5825th 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	$9.45	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$4190

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597