Abuja vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1551
$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3142
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$1167
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$2057
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$83.9
$437
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
39
😀 Quality of life
23
60
🏙️ Population
1.69M
236K

The cost of living in Abuja is 112% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 3904th and 7094th ($1551 vs $731) 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Abuja ranked 8th best city to live in Nigeria vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 9058th and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Gaborone

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Abuja Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1864
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3354
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1118
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.42
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.89
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2219
$2881

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$785
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$353
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$830
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$584
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$587
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$750
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$594
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$785
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$578
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$538
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$922
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$659
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$594
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$775
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$655
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$849
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1555
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$665
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$581
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$878
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$601
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$687
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$386
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$618
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1143
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1017
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$425
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$750
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1022
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$834
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1143
562 km or 349 mi Save
$650
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$535
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$641
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$750
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1344
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1254

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$662
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$697
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$694
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$901
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$1017
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$628
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$826
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$791
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1049
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1171
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$792
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$910
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$633
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$916
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$966
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$577