Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 78.3% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.27
|
$9.33
PLN37.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
$6.82
PLN27.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.00
|
$1.61
PLN6.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$1.47
PLN5.87
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.25
|
$1.04
PLN4.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.72
|
$4.21
PLN16.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.66
|
$3.58
PLN14.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.97
|
$2.77
PLN11.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.58
|
$2.59
PLN10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.91
|
$0.41
PLN1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.68
|
$0.66
PLN2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.03
|
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$1.34
PLN5.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.37
PLN1.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.16
|
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.91
|
$6.19
PLN24.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.64
|
$25.65
PLN102.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,507.98
|
$25,040.90
PLN100,052.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.62
|
$7.46
PLN29.81
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,164.95
|
$13.86
PLN55.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,415.08
|
$888.26
PLN3,549.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,745.42
|
$687.84
PLN2,748.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.17
|
$198.98
PLN795.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,233.44
|
$442.43
PLN1,767.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,691.18
|
$11,192.96
PLN44,721.98
|
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.81
|
$3.26
PLN13.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.42
|
$3.15
PLN12.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.13
|
$4.20
PLN16.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.20
|
$33.98
PLN135.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
$6.99
PLN27.95
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP578.76
|
$77.81
PLN310.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.29
|
$33.95
PLN135.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP756.85
|
$85.04
PLN339.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP845.89
|
$94.44
PLN377.36
|
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