Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 5.0 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.88
|
$4.42
BWP60.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.85
|
$5.60
BWP76.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.29
|
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.63
|
$0.48
BWP6.51
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$0.77
BWP10.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.77
|
$3.31
BWP44.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.17
|
$4.67
BWP63.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.93
|
$2.10
BWP28.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$2.18
BWP29.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.25
|
$0.78
BWP10.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.25
|
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.40
|
$0.75
BWP10.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.29
|
$4.26
BWP57.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.02
BWP326.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,914.17
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,216.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.47
|
$19.16
BWP260.23
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.16
|
$64.48
BWP875.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$245.63
BWP3,336.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$142.77
BWP1,939.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.01
|
$40.25
BWP546.68
|
|
pay 27.2 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.41
|
$176.76
BWP2,400.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.77
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,477.37
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.95
|
$2.03
BWP27.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$2.28
BWP30.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.85
|
$4.42
BWP60.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.69
|
$33.69
BWP457.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.63
BWP90.08
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.94
|
$40.53
BWP550.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.85
|
$23.90
BWP324.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.69
|
$62.23
BWP845.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.57
|
$71.58
BWP972.27
|
|
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