Cologne vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1750
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$454
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
39
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
1.09M
236K

The cost of living in Cologne is 168% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 2200th and 7140th ($1941 vs $723) 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 21st and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$2568

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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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