Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 35.9% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,807.40
|
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,345.67
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,467.24
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,897.16
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,357.72
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,417.98
|
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,203.85
|
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,805.02
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,960.48
|
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,776.08
|
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,456.53
|
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,872.31
|
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,959.33
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,550.96
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.07
|
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,123.44
|
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,389.57
|
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,229,602.60
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,668.12
|
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
|
pay 62.6% more for housing
Bogota
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,041.52
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,040.06
|
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,156.34
|
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,420.46
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,502.99
|
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,906,359.87
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
|
pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,842.22
|
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,673.10
|
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,257.53
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,384.41
|
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,112.73
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Bogota
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,769.09
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,575.40
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,469.75
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,705.62
|
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
|
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