Gaborone vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$272
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
25
😀 Quality of life
60
23
🏙️ Population
236K
4.35M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 30% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7094th and 8284th ($731 vs $563) 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 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 5910th and 9059th 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
$10.4
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$2083

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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$792
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$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
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$916
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$966
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$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$584
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$581
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$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
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$1143
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$830
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$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
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$1551
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$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
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$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
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$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
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$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
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$655
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$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
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$1555
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$750
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$550
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$506
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$601
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$1017
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$878