Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 39.6% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.72
UZS72,094.45
|
$4.42
BWP60.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS50,442.12
|
$5.60
BWP76.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,110.59
|
$0.74
BWP10.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
UZS4,167.61
|
$0.48
BWP6.56
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UZS6,775.34
|
$0.77
BWP10.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
UZS43,821.26
|
$3.31
BWP45.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
UZS52,870.57
|
$4.67
BWP64.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
UZS23,280.53
|
$2.10
BWP28.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
UZS21,893.70
|
$2.18
BWP29.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
UZS8,042.12
|
$0.78
BWP10.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
UZS10,107.94
|
$0.62
BWP8.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
UZS12,450.44
|
$0.75
BWP10.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
UZS9,606.24
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
UZS3,112.87
|
$0.65
BWP8.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,724.11
|
$0.60
BWP8.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
UZS48,732.34
|
$4.26
BWP58.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
UZS126,105.29
|
$24.02
BWP329.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,000.00
UZS189,157,938.69
|
$18,422.24
BWP252,354.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
UZS37,516.32
|
$19.16
BWP262.45
|
|
pay 66.9% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.54
UZS170,728.42
|
$64.48
BWP883.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$615.96
UZS7,767,520.27
|
$245.63
BWP3,364.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.33
UZS5,061,044.96
|
$142.77
BWP1,955.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.74
UZS438,082.49
|
$40.25
BWP551.35
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.64
UZS3,312,045.15
|
$176.76
BWP2,421.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,431.60
UZS93,716,470.77
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,994.08
|
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
UZS13,241.06
|
$2.03
BWP27.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
UZS22,719.09
|
$2.28
BWP31.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,221.06
|
$4.42
BWP60.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.09
UZS619,099.58
|
$33.69
BWP461.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
UZS60,145.61
|
$6.63
BWP90.85
|
|
pay 40.7% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.75
UZS690,425.14
|
$40.53
BWP555.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.42
UZS724,091.79
|
$23.90
BWP327.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.12
UZS1,249,929.10
|
$62.23
BWP852.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.63
UZS1,533,784.03
|
$71.58
BWP980.58
|
|
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