Cologne vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$947
$268
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$373
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
39
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
1.09M
236K

The cost of living in Cologne is 152% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 2551st and 6941st ($1744 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 12th and 5825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$4190

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

Cities near Gaborone

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$628
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$665
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$664
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$780
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$889
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$631
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$820
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$722
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$695
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$906
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$837
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$540
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$807
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$923
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$953
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$993
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$785
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$672
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$678
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$768
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$748
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$795
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$784
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$624
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$814
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$657
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$621
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$562
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$766
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$442
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$567
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$763
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$699
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$964
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1068
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$597