Gaborone vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$243
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
5
😀 Quality of life
61
12
🏙️ Population
236K
1.97M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 35% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 7301st and 5353rd ($668 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Botswana and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Botswana vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.1 months in Kananga. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kananga ranked 9th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5842nd and 9240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$1026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$3176

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$607
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$637
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
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136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$833
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$940
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$577
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$875
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$762
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$731
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$975
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$890
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$514
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$892
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$984
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$536
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$984
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1082
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$826
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$706
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$740
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$808
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$762
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$830
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$838
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$587
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$861
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$698
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$658
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$827
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$746
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$908
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$915
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$993
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$885
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$928
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$793
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$1045
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$682
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$1032
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$792
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$957
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$842
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$803
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$836
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1148
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$505
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$595
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$754
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$689
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$688
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$688
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$538
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$689
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$491
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$686
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$396
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$412
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$858
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$524
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$687
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$912
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$499
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$687
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1069
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$758
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$536
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$597
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1278