Abuja vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1745
🏠 One person rent
$165
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$554
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$460
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
39
😀 Quality of life
21
55
🏙️ Population
1.57M
246K

The cost of living in Abuja is 56% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 9247th and 7144th ($288 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Botswana, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8926th and 5959th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$5329

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
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$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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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