Gaborone vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1649
🏠 One person rent
$281
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
39
54
😀 Quality of life
61
48
🏙️ Population
236K
1.68M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 4% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7140th and 7291st ($723 vs $697) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.2 months in Kampala. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 5784th and 6847th 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
$11.1
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$8.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
20.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$1233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$46.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$4.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$38.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$5038

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$950
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$860
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$789
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$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
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$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
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$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
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$784
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$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$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
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$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
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$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
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$635
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$531
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$573
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$603
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$624
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$524
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$549
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$591
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$541
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$810
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$513
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$613
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$795
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$671
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$577
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$784
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$872
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$553
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$532
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$688
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$583
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$411
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$533
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$447
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$689
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$688
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$807
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$691
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$543
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$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$688
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$779
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$448
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$750
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$690
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$415
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$828
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$543
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$689
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$618