Abu Dhabi vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1745
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$554
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$460
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
39
😀 Quality of life
82
55
🏙️ Population
1.48M
246K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 195% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1938th and 7144th ($1936 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 369th and 5959th 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
$9.91
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$5329

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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