Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 12.0% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 7.7% less for housing
Kuwait City
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
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