Gaborone vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$243
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$495
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
39
57
😀 Quality of life
61
49
🏙️ Population
236K
1.68M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 7% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7301st and 7003rd ($668 vs $717) 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 5842nd and 6747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$1201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$1048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$17.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$3783

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$875
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$762
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$731
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$975
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$890
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$514
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$892
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$984
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$536
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$984
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$1082
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$826
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$706
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$740
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$808
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$762
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$830
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$838
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$587
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$861
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$698
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$570
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$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
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$658
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$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$827
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$746
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$908
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$915
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$658
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$578
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$582
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$623
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$654
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$511
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$543
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
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$528
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$656
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$804
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$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
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$503
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$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
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$491
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$412
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$686
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$687
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$811
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$689
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$505
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$527
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$689
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$803
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$460
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$754
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$688
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$420
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$842
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$549
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$688
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$612