Budapest vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$707	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$382
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	39
😀 Quality of life	82	61
🏙️ Population	1.69M	236K

The cost of living in Budapest is 106% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4312th and 7301st ($1377 vs $668) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 636th and 5842nd 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	$10.6	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$3401

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587