Gaborone vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$268	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	39	53
😀 Quality of life	56	44
🏙️ Population	236K	1.68M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 1% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 6941st and 6903rd ($691 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Uganda, respectively. Check Botswana vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 5825th and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Kampala

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	Gaborone	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$4369

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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

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638