Abidjan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$548	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	33	39
😀 Quality of life	43	61
🏙️ Population	5.62M	236K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 83% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4654th and 7301st ($1224 vs $668) 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 7383rd and 5842nd 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	$3.07	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$3401

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

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