Gaborone vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$243
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
27
😀 Quality of life
61
49
🏙️ Population
236K
1.16M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 12% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7301st and 6835th ($668 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Rwanda, respectively. Check Botswana vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 5842nd and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$7919

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$875
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$762
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$731
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$975
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$890
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$514
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$892
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$984
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$536
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$984
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$1082
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$826
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$706
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$740
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$808
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$762
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$830
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$838
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$587
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$861
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$698
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
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$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
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$658
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$827
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$746
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$915
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$597
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$524
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$499
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$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
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$578
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$717
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$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
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$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
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$654
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$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
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$957
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$528
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$503
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$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612