Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 4.5% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Suva, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Suva
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
Suva
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 76.0% more for transportation
Suva
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
Suva
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Suva
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Suva
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
|
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