Addis Ababa vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$604	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	39
😀 Quality of life	40	55
🏙️ Population	5.23M	236K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 54% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4928th and 6827th ($1103 vs $718) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6957th and 5800th 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	$6.55	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$3828

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761