Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 88.1% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Gaborone
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.42
BWP60.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
$5.60
BWP76.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
$0.74
BWP10.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
$0.48
BWP6.56
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Maseru
|
Gaborone
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
$0.77
BWP10.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
$3.31
BWP45.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
$4.67
BWP64.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
$2.10
BWP28.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
$2.18
BWP29.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
$0.78
BWP10.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
$0.62
BWP8.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
$0.75
BWP10.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
$0.65
BWP8.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
$0.60
BWP8.29
|
|
pay 59.0% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
$4.26
BWP58.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
$24.02
BWP329.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
$18,422.24
BWP252,354.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
$19.16
BWP262.45
|
|
pay 91.5% more for housing
Maseru
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
$64.48
BWP883.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
$245.63
BWP3,364.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
$142.77
BWP1,955.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$40.25
BWP551.35
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
$176.76
BWP2,421.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,994.08
|
|
pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
$2.03
BWP27.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
$2.28
BWP31.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
$4.42
BWP60.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
$33.69
BWP461.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.63
BWP90.85
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Gaborone
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
$40.53
BWP555.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
$23.90
BWP327.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
$62.23
BWP852.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
$71.58
BWP980.58
|
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