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Addis Ababa vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 29.9% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 7.0% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 8.6% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 35.6% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of childcare, housing, and clothing in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Gaborone. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

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Addis Ababa vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Gaborone, you would:

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pay 31.6% less for restaurants

	Gaborone	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$4.00 ETB654.34	-63.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$0.61 ETB99.06	-16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$0.66 ETB107.50	+58.0%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 7.0% less for groceries

	Gaborone	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$1.19 ETB194.58	+35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$3.70 ETB604.57	+16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$4.09 ETB669.40	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$1.77 ETB289.63	-28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$4.59 ETB750.34	+117.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$2.44 ETB399.44	+225.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$0.30 ETB48.73	-53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$0.99 ETB161.65	+9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$0.31 ETB50.42	-58.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.22 ETB35.99	-62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.49 ETB79.77	-7.8%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$3.53 ETB577.22	-31.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-28.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+176.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$3.53 ETB576.64	-83.1%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Gaborone	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+404.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$706.95 ETB116K	+98.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+78.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+243.5%
Average			+116.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	+7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+1107.5%
Average			+260.0%

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$0.80 ETB130.87	-59.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$0.92 ETB150.32	-60.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+121.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$3.75 ETB613.45	-39.0%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 35.6% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+323.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	+8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	+5.5%
Average			+35.6%

Gaborone vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

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