Gaborone vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$539
🏠 One person rent
$267
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
24
😀 Quality of life
55
17
🏙️ Population
246K
3.85M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 213% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7144th and 9294th ($656 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Botswana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Botswana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 5959th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$721

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$605
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$751
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$621
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$625
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$783
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$776
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$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
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$875
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$554
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$889
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$908
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$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
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$631
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$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
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$746
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$550
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$753
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$601
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$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
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$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
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$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
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$1084
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$265
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$233
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$210
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$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
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$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
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$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
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$761
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$548
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$467
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$233
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$826
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$351