Abidjan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$1745
🏠 One person rent	$512	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$554
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	34	39
😀 Quality of life	39	55
🏙️ Population	4.98M	246K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 70% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4683rd and 7144th ($1114 vs $656) 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 0.7 months in Gaborone. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 7263rd and 5959th 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	$3.68	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$5329

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$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
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722