Abuja vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$268
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$373
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
39
😀 Quality of life
19
56
🏙️ Population
1.69M
236K

The cost of living in Abuja is 117% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 3416th and 6941st ($1502 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Botswana, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8901st and 5825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$21.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$4190

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$743
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$371
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$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
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$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$628
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$665
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$664
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$780
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$889
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$631
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$820
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$722
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$695
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$906
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$837
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$540
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$807
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$923
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$953
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$993
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$785
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$672
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$678
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$768
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$748
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$795
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$784
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$624
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$814
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$657
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$621
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$562
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$766
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$442
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$567
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$763
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$699
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$964
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1068
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$597