Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 35.0% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP101.86
|
$3.29
NGN5,099.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP81.49
|
$5.58
NGN8,637.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.31
|
$0.50
NGN769.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.63
|
$0.28
NGN428.02
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.04
|
$1.33
NGN2,065.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP45.77
|
$1.25
NGN1,935.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP68.77
|
$10.91
NGN16,883.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.13
|
$1.56
NGN2,416.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP30.90
|
$1.88
NGN2,915.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.52
|
$1.50
NGN2,327.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.41
|
$0.75
NGN1,161.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$0.82
NGN1,261.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
$0.74
NGN1,146.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$0.66
NGN1,027.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.44
|
$0.64
NGN985.26
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.07
|
$2.92
NGN4,516.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP383.01
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP305,594.87
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP264.85
|
$9.29
NGN14,374.95
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,231.29
|
$41.56
NGN64,340.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,463.41
|
$2,461.96
NGN3,811,389.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,037.30
|
$1,158.05
NGN1,792,793.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP668.80
|
$23.44
NGN36,286.46
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,449.53
|
$133.90
NGN207,299.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP50,836.98
|
$1,965.88
NGN3,043,394.69
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.56
|
$1.20
NGN1,850.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.20
|
$1.64
NGN2,545.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP50.93
|
$2.00
NGN3,096.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP437.45
|
$44.84
NGN69,411.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP91.68
|
$8.35
NGN12,931.33
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Abuja
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP599.87
|
$29.79
NGN46,115.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP301.23
|
$28.76
NGN44,529.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,035.63
|
$68.91
NGN106,676.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,266.04
|
$85.63
NGN132,564.02
|
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