Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 30.3% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.5% less in Gaborone
- Groceries
-
pay 17.3% less in Gaborone
- Transportation
-
pay 43.9% more in Gaborone
- Housing
-
pay 59.2% less in Gaborone
- Childcare
-
pay 72.0% less in Gaborone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.7% less in Gaborone
- Clothing
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pay 33.2% less in Gaborone
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Gaborone.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$7.50
BWP99.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$6.00
BWP79.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$0.83
BWP11.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.49
BWP6.46
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.81
BWP10.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$3.37
BWP44.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$5.06
BWP67.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$2.29
BWP30.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.25
|
$2.27
BWP30.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.77
BWP10.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.62
BWP8.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.88
BWP11.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.65
BWP8.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.60
BWP7.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.55
BWP7.25
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$4.27
BWP56.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$28.18
BWP373.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,383.13
|
$22,486.26
BWP297,741.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$19.49
BWP258.04
|
|
pay 59.2% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
$90.60
BWP1,199.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.03
|
$254.84
BWP3,374.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.57
|
$149.91
BWP1,984.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$49.21
BWP651.61
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.71
|
$180.24
BWP2,386.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.99
|
$3,740.68
BWP49,530.54
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$2.25
BWP29.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$2.37
BWP31.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$3.75
BWP49.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$32.19
BWP426.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$6.75
BWP89.32
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
$44.14
BWP584.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
$22.17
BWP293.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$76.20
BWP1,009.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.72
|
$93.16
BWP1,233.50
|
|
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