Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 53.8% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Gaborone
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.37
|
$4.42
BWP59.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.22
|
$5.60
BWP75.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.16
|
$0.74
BWP9.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.62
|
$0.48
BWP6.42
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
$0.77
BWP10.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.59
|
$3.31
BWP44.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.27
|
$4.67
BWP62.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.69
|
$2.10
BWP28.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.82
|
$2.18
BWP29.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.40
|
$0.78
BWP10.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
$0.62
BWP8.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
$0.75
BWP10.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.37
|
$0.60
BWP8.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.82
|
$0.65
BWP8.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.56
|
$0.60
BWP8.11
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$11.05
|
$4.26
BWP57.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$194.07
|
$24.02
BWP321.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$50,225.32
|
$18,422.24
BWP246,808.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$28.16
|
$19.16
BWP256.68
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
Wellington
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$96.02
|
$64.48
BWP863.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,538.16
|
$245.63
BWP3,290.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,296.27
|
$142.77
BWP1,912.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$225.40
|
$40.25
BWP539.24
|
|
pay 71.4% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,300.52
|
$176.76
BWP2,368.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,588.29
|
$4,452.65
BWP59,653.71
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.18
|
$2.03
BWP27.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.68
|
$2.28
BWP30.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.88
|
$4.42
BWP59.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$64.13
|
$33.69
BWP451.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.30
|
$6.63
BWP88.85
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$134.01
|
$40.53
BWP542.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.86
|
$23.90
BWP320.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$208.77
|
$62.23
BWP833.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$216.05
|
$71.58
BWP959.03
|
|
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