Gaborone vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$272	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	39	19
😀 Quality of life	60	67
🏙️ Population	236K	955K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 59% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7094th and 2952nd ($731 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.9 months in Tenerife. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 5910th and 4756th 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	$10.4	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490