Gaborone vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$285
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
24
😀 Quality of life
55
14
🏙️ Population
236K
4.35M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 23% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6827th and 7980th ($718 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Botswana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Botswana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 5800th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$1831

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$663
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$848
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$689
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$717
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$909
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$874
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$554
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$838
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$971
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$600
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$997
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$1079
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$822
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$696
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$788
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$774
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$623
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$756
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$459
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$581
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$791
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$741
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$1003
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$1116
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$621
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$596
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$377
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$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
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$1042
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$757
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$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
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$1262
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$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
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$526
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$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
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$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
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$701
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
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$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
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$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
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$1686
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$794
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$666
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$492
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$638
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$1019
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$886