Gaborone vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$1694
🏠 One person rent
$285
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
28
😀 Quality of life
55
44
🏙️ Population
236K
1.16M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 0.6% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 6827th and 6804th ($718 vs $723) 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 0.5 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 5800th and 6601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$14030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$4.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$9712

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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
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$600
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$997
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$1079
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$822
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$768
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$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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$622
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$545
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$598
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$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
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$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
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$568
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$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
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$768
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$466
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$559
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$707
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$643
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$784
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$511
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$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
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$576
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$583
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$579
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$826
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$855
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$460
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$493
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$500
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$543