Abuja vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1648
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
39
😀 Quality of life
22
61
🏙️ Population
1.69M
236K

The cost of living in Abuja is 127% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 3914th and 7301st ($1514 vs $668) 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 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 9057th and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$19.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$3401

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
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$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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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