Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 81.6% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,726
|
$4.42
BWP60.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,013
|
$5.60
BWP76.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS360
|
$0.74
BWP10.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS288
|
$0.48
BWP6.58
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS671
|
$0.77
BWP10.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,079
|
$3.31
BWP45.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,403
|
$4.67
BWP64.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,044
|
$2.10
BWP28.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,087
|
$2.18
BWP29.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS805
|
$0.78
BWP10.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS220
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS531
|
$0.75
BWP10.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS261
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS266
|
$0.65
BWP8.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS313
|
$0.60
BWP8.32
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,250
|
$4.26
BWP58.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,505
|
$24.02
BWP330.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,314,539
|
$18,422.24
BWP253,203.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,337
|
$19.16
BWP263.33
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,415
|
$64.48
BWP886.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,549
|
$245.63
BWP3,376.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS49,145
|
$142.77
BWP1,962.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS60,122
|
$40.25
BWP553.21
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,426
|
$176.76
BWP2,429.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS509,116
|
$4,452.65
BWP61,199.21
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,027
|
$2.03
BWP27.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS791
|
$2.28
BWP31.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS972
|
$4.42
BWP60.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,382
|
$33.69
BWP463.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.63
BWP91.15
|
|
pay 75.0% more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,547
|
$40.53
BWP557.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,998
|
$23.90
BWP328.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS13,039
|
$62.23
BWP855.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,735
|
$71.58
BWP983.88
|
|
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