Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 2.0 times more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 87.1% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$8.50
AWG15.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$7.07
AWG12.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$3.60
AWG6.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$2.75
AWG4.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 57.9% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$4.72
AWG8.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
$34.68
AWG62.51
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$770.54
AWG1,388.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$630.32
AWG1,136.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$145.62
AWG262.48
|
|
pay 66.0% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$197.22
AWG355.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
|
pay 88.9% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$8.47
AWG15.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$71.64
AWG129.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 86.0% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$80.83
AWG145.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$109.20
AWG196.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$113.15
AWG203.95
|
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