Gaborone vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$1400
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	39	18
😀 Quality of life	55	61
🏙️ Population	236K	932K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 58% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6827th and 2853rd ($718 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.8 months in Tenerife. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 5800th and 5147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Tenerife

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	Gaborone	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$6379

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252