Gaborone vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1416
🏠 One person rent
$272
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
39
38
😀 Quality of life
60
44
🏙️ Population
236K
3.9M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 30% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7094th and 8304th ($731 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Botswana and Ghana, respectively. Check Botswana vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 5910th and 7400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Kumasi

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Gaborone Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$5532

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$662
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$697
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$694
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$901
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$1017
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$628
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$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$826
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$791
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$1049
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1171
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$792
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$910
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$633
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$916
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$966
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$664
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$703
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$861
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$654
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1075
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$607
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$454
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$683
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$678
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1066
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1198
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$612
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$673
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$802
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1063
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1124
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$675
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$612
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1092
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$682
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$796
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$741
477 km or 296 mi Save
$650
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1079
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1097
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1017
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1022
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$894
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$842
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$836
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$665
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$983
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$840