Abidjan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$532	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	39
😀 Quality of life	48	60
🏙️ Population	5.62M	236K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 64% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4778th and 7094th ($1198 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Botswana, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6922nd and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Gaborone

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	Abidjan	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$2881

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1066
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1092
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$664
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1124
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$562
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$703
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$861
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$654
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$607
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1097
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$454
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$683
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$678
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$612
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$802
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$673
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$673
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$862
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$612
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$675
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$503
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$796
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$682
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$535
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$894
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$507

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$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