Cost of living comparison
Peru is 6.1% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Peru instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Gaborone
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
|
pay 15.8% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
|
pay 17.6% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
|
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