Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 30.1% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD544
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD609
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD395
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD383
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 60.3% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
|
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