Cologne vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1866
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$562
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$375
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
39
😀 Quality of life
97
55
🏙️ Population
1.08M
236K

The cost of living in Cologne is 158% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 2308th and 6827th ($1851 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Botswana, respectively. Check Germany vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 16th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$3828

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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