Gaborone vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$1346
🏠 One person rent	$243	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$135
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	39	38
😀 Quality of life	61	39
🏙️ Population	236K	3.9M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 25% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7301st and 8436th ($668 vs $532) 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 4th in Ghana, while ranked 5842nd and 7874th 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	$9.79	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$5514

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$631
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$668
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$822
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$1066
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$600
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$417
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$652
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$684
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$1057
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1224
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$576
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$699
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$835
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$1057
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$703
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$1123
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$705
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$598
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$1083
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$712
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$793
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$646
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$846
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$1099
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1102
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$877
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$820
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$664
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$822