Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 55.5% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Paris, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Gaborone
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.92
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.42
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.77
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 52.8% less for groceries
Paris
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.72
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.38
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.32
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.48
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.13
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€84.61
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.72
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
Paris
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.70
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,343.90
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€987.57
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€158.00
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
Paris
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€762.61
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,152.62
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.15
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.89
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
Paris
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€93.85
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.79
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€101.15
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€143.38
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
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