Abidjan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$1750
🏠 One person rent
$536
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
39
😀 Quality of life
48
61
🏙️ Population
5.62M
236K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 64% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4787th and 7140th ($1185 vs $723) 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 6864th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$2568

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$663
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$691
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$691
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$903
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$994
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$615
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565