Gaborone vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$268	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	98
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	236K	3.42M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 61% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6941st and 2443rd ($691 vs $1781) 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 5825th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Madrid

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	Gaborone	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$10042

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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

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522