Gaborone vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$285
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
39
98
😀 Quality of life
55
90
🏙️ Population
236K
3.33M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 62% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6827th and 2194th ($718 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Botswana and Spain, respectively. Check Botswana vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5800th and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$10462

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$971
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$997
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$1079
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$822
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$768
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$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
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$623
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$756
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$459
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$581
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$791
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$1567
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$1526
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$1591
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$1592
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$1471
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$1396
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$1444
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$1122
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$1289
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$1333
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$1162
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$1259
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$1287
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$1262
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$1127
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$974
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$1169
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$1260
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$1220
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$1037
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$1217
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$1317
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$1016
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$1019
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$1314
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$1316
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$1461
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$1330
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$1186
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$1600
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$1337
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$1013
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$1258
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