Addis Ababa vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Addis Ababa	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1269	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3044	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$758	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.1	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$172	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	34	39
😀 Quality of life	45	60
🏙️ Population	5.7M	236K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 74% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4635th and 7094th ($1269 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Botswana, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 7273rd and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Gaborone

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	Addis Ababa	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.52	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$720	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.68%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1437	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.08	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.4	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$153	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.2	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30264	$2881

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$996
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$1022
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$775
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1153
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$1017
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1152
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$572
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$509
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$601
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$712
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$571
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$498
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$531
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$497
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$498
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$931
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$491
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$510
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$526
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$800
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$522
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$743
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$494
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$492
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$528
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$551
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$819
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$832
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$627
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$542
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$848

Cities near Gaborone

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