Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.3 times more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP58.84
|
$15.16
€13.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP74.53
|
$10.32
€9.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP9.91
|
$2.71
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.37
|
$1.81
€1.63
|
|
pay 56.2% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.25
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.08
|
$7.67
€6.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP62.21
|
$4.36
€3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP27.95
|
$3.02
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.02
|
$3.87
€3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.36
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.25
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.03
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP7.96
|
$1.13
€1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.62
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.05
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 64.3% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP56.65
|
$6.78
€6.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP319.70
|
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP245,165.77
|
$36,133.87
€32,561.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP254.97
|
$14.65
€13.20
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP858.08
|
$33.64
€30.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,268.88
|
$1,370.72
€1,235.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,900.03
|
$989.21
€891.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP535.65
|
$123.32
€111.12
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,352.37
|
$543.23
€489.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP59,256.57
|
$9,978.95
€8,992.33
|
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP26.97
|
$3.79
€3.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.28
|
$2.63
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP58.84
|
$6.12
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP448.38
|
$48.46
€43.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP88.26
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP539.36
|
$83.95
€75.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP318.02
|
$33.93
€30.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP828.12
|
$87.19
€78.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP952.64
|
$99.93
€90.05
|
|
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