Abuja vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1750
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$454
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
39
😀 Quality of life
23
61
🏙️ Population
1.69M
236K

The cost of living in Abuja is 90% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4364th and 7140th ($1375 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 9006th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$2568

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$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$663
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$691
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$691
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$903
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$994
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$615
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565