Gaborone vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$4820
🏠 One person rent	$272	$1219
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2088
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$518
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$2681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	98
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	236K	3.51M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 65% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7094th and 1805th ($731 vs $2089) 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 0.6 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 5910th and 190th 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	$10.4	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$71
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$14237

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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

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797