Cologne vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$437
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
39
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
1.09M
236K

The cost of living in Cologne is 172% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 2067th and 7094th ($1990 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.6 months in Gaborone. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 15th and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$2881

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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