Gaborone vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$1896
🏠 One person rent	$268	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$253
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	28
😀 Quality of life	56	45
🏙️ Population	236K	1.16M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 10% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 6941st and 6562nd ($691 vs $771) 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 5825th and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Kigali

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	Gaborone	Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$9282

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Kigali

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Byumba	$613
56 km or 35 mi	Nyanza	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
80 km or 50 mi	Butare	$413
80 km or 50 mi	Kibuye	$479
95 km or 59 mi	Gisenyi	$381
104 km or 65 mi	Muyinga	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Ngozi	$648
142 km or 88 mi	Cyangugu	$496
145 km or 90 mi	Bubanza	$648
148 km or 92 mi	Bukavu	$759
164 km or 102 mi	Gitega	$651
170 km or 105 mi	Ruyigi	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Bujumbura	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Uvira	$803
219 km or 136 mi	Rutana	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Kasese	$573
244 km or 152 mi	Makamba	$647
246 km or 153 mi	Butembo	$768
281 km or 174 mi	Beni	$785
322 km or 200 mi	Mwanza	$625
348 km or 216 mi	Entebbe	$558
377 km or 234 mi	Kampala	$698
388 km or 241 mi	Kira Town	$646
392 km or 244 mi	Bunia	$801
438 km or 272 mi	Jinja	$562
451 km or 280 mi	Kalemie	$747
473 km or 294 mi	Kindu	$746
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Mumias	$490
561 km or 348 mi	Kisumu	$522
562 km or 349 mi	Arua	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Mbale	$605
581 km or 361 mi	Gulu	$594
593 km or 368 mi	Isiro	$843
607 km or 377 mi	Kisangani	$910
642 km or 399 mi	Eldoret	$483
693 km or 431 mi	Nakuru	$500
748 km or 465 mi	Yambio	$495
752 km or 467 mi	Arusha	$638