Gaborone vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$267
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
28
😀 Quality of life
55
47
🏙️ Population
246K
1.16M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 3% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7144th and 6978th ($656 vs $677) 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 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Kigali. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 5959th and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$6579

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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
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
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$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$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
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$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
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$978
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Distance City Cost of living
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$599
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$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
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$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
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$493
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$547
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$654
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$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
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$556
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$808
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$860
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$405
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$439
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$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571