Abu Dhabi vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	39
😀 Quality of life	85	61
🏙️ Population	1.57M	236K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 191% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 2187th and 7301st ($1942 vs $668) 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 443rd and 5842nd 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	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$3401

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

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