Gaborone vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$1812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1059
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$1733
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$1958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	76
😀 Quality of life	61	87
🏙️ Population	236K	841K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 60% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 7140th and 2757th ($723 vs $1812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 1.1 months in Valencia, Spain. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Valencia, Spain ranked 6th in Spain, while ranked 5784th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Valencia, Spain

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	Gaborone	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$866
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$1423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$10416

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1408
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1401
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1271
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1150
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1421
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1342
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1620
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1546
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1340
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1519
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1203
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1372
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1381
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1513
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1494
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1268
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1316
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1303
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1246
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2775
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1279
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1272
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1195
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1173
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1313
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1524
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1245
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1721
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626