Gaborone vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$268	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	39	5
😀 Quality of life	56	14
🏙️ Population	236K	1.97M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 29% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 6941st and 5651st ($691 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5825th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gaborone	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$3312

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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 Kananga

Distance	City	Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
165 km or 103 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
191 km or 119 mi	Tshikapa	$934
193 km or 120 mi	Gandajika	$828
413 km or 257 mi	Kikwit	$876
505 km or 314 mi	Kindu	$746
630 km or 392 mi	Kolwezi	$975
711 km or 442 mi	Luena	$634
736 km or 457 mi	Likasi	$961
746 km or 464 mi	Kalemie	$747
775 km or 482 mi	Kisangani	$910
791 km or 492 mi	Uvira	$803
804 km or 499 mi	Bukavu	$759
809 km or 502 mi	Mbandaka	$850
809 km or 503 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
809 km or 503 mi	Cyangugu	$496
814 km or 506 mi	Brazzaville	$580
815 km or 507 mi	Bujumbura	$719
832 km or 517 mi	Bubanza	$648
838 km or 520 mi	Makamba	$647
842 km or 523 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
845 km or 525 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
865 km or 538 mi	Rutana	$648
869 km or 540 mi	Kinkala	$520
873 km or 543 mi	Gitega	$651
876 km or 544 mi	Kibuye	$479
882 km or 548 mi	Ngozi	$648
888 km or 551 mi	Gisenyi	$381
889 km or 552 mi	Butare	$413
899 km or 559 mi	Bumba	$806
901 km or 560 mi	Nyanza	$518
906 km or 563 mi	Ruyigi	$648
920 km or 571 mi	Mansa	$776
936 km or 582 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
937 km or 582 mi	Muyinga	$650
949 km or 590 mi	Chingola	$875
951 km or 591 mi	Kigali	$771
960 km or 597 mi	Gamboma	$522
972 km or 604 mi	Byumba	$613
977 km or 607 mi	Mufulira	$1018