Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 23.6% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 28.2% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP60.05
|
$5.23
COP21,637.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP76.07
|
$7.84
COP32,455.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
$0.88
COP3,624.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.51
|
$0.66
COP2,716.00
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.46
|
$1.45
COP6,010.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.98
|
$2.33
COP9,654.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.49
|
$5.25
COP21,749.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.53
|
$2.41
COP9,978.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.62
|
$2.51
COP10,379.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.58
|
$1.20
COP4,972.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$0.56
COP2,332.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.24
|
$0.60
COP2,493.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$0.66
COP2,728.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.48
COP2,001.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.51
COP2,094.48
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.81
|
$3.81
COP15,784.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.28
|
$39.20
COP162,277.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,216.68
|
$16,985.30
COP70,320,257.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.23
|
$14.23
COP58,917.56
|
|
pay 63.8% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP875.76
|
$27.89
COP115,477.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,336.22
|
$462.40
COP1,914,376.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,939.18
|
$318.00
COP1,316,561.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.68
|
$80.89
COP334,894.23
|
|
pay 49.5% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,400.83
|
$232.36
COP961,972.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,477.37
|
$7,463.73
COP30,900,343.90
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.52
|
$1.18
COP4,868.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.90
|
$1.63
COP6,748.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP60.05
|
$2.35
COP9,736.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP457.62
|
$23.52
COP97,380.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP90.08
|
$5.23
COP21,637.00
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP550.48
|
$56.58
COP234,249.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP324.57
|
$44.12
COP182,652.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP845.18
|
$89.61
COP370,981.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP972.27
|
$77.11
COP319,226.44
|
|
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