Gaborone vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$281
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
25
😀 Quality of life
61
24
🏙️ Population
236K
4.35M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 47% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7140th and 8715th ($723 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Botswana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Botswana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 5784th and 8983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Kano

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Gaborone Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$2404

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$950
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$860
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$1015
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
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$902
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$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$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
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
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Distance City Cost of living
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$517
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$503
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$323
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
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$1364
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$759
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$551
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$489
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$591
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$995
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$786