Addis Ababa vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1745
🏠 One person rent
$407
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$554
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
39
😀 Quality of life
40
55
🏙️ Population
3.04M
246K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 41% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5819th and 7144th ($923 vs $656) 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 0.7 months in Gaborone. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 7141st and 5959th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$5329

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Gaborone

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$603
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$631
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$633
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$719
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$845
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$605
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$722