Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 3.0% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Havana, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
$8.42
BWP114.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
$0.88
BWP12.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Havana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
$0.76
BWP10.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
$2.41
BWP32.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
$4.54
BWP61.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
$2.13
BWP28.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
$1.96
BWP26.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
$0.80
BWP10.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
$0.71
BWP9.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
$0.96
BWP13.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.68
BWP9.16
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Havana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$4.19
BWP56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$22.96
BWP311.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,507.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$18.98
BWP257.62
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
Havana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$85.82
BWP1,164.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$251.58
BWP3,415.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$202.25
BWP2,745.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$33.90
BWP460.17
|
|
pay 11.6% more for childcare
Havana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$164.53
BWP2,233.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,691.18
|
|
pay 91.5% more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$1.61
BWP21.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$2.31
BWP31.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$4.21
BWP57.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$33.61
BWP456.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Havana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
$42.64
BWP578.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
$21.97
BWP298.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
$55.75
BWP756.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
$62.31
BWP845.89
|
|
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