Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 7.8% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 50.7% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.75
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.32
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.15
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.27
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.25
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 37.7% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND800.97
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND514.91
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.56
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND53.20
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
|
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