Abu Dhabi vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$375
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	52	39
😀 Quality of life	83	55
🏙️ Population	1.48M	236K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 151% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 2486th and 6827th ($1802 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Botswana, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 405th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Gaborone

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	Abu Dhabi	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$3828

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761