Cost of living comparison

Barbados

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Botswana

Gaborone vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 60.1% cheaper than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% less in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 58.5% less in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 40.1% less in Gaborone
Housing: pay 73.9% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% less in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 29.2% less in Gaborone

Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Gaborone.

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Gaborone vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gaborone instead of Bridgetown, you would:

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pay 51.1% less for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$10.85 BWP148.87	-45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 BBD20.00	$5.79 BWP79.40	-42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 BBD4.83	$0.72 BWP9.92	-70.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$0.42 BWP5.71	-72.3%
Average			-51.1%

Bridgetown vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.5% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$3.83 BBD7.67	$0.88 BWP12.02	-77.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 BBD8.97	$3.16 BWP43.42	-29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.40 BBD30.80	$5.47 BWP75.12	-64.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33 BBD12.67	$2.47 BWP33.83	-61.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.38 BBD8.77	$2.11 BWP28.88	-52.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.98	$0.75 BWP10.31	-69.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BBD2.88	$0.64 BWP8.75	-55.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.38 BBD4.75	$0.90 BWP12.38	-62.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$0.74 BWP10.15	-67.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BBD1.64	$0.58 BWP7.97	-29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 BBD2.10	$0.53 BWP7.25	-49.6%
Average			-58.5%

Bridgetown vs. Gaborone - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.1% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.76 BBD15.52	$5.15 BWP70.71	-33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.66 BWP406.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$19,891.73 BWP273K	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.87 BWP286.32
Average			-40.1%

Bridgetown vs. Gaborone - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.9% less for housing

	Bridgetown	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.25 BBD162.50	$42.10 BWP577.61	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,183.33 BBD2,366.67	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,133.33 BBD2,266.67	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	-80.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$149.12 BBD298.24	$45.63 BWP626.12	-69.4%
Average			-73.9%

Bridgetown vs. Gaborone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Bridgetown	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$127.13 BWP1,744.25
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86

Bridgetown vs. Gaborone - Cost of childcare

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pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$1.99 BWP27.29	-20.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.67 BBD11.33	$2.32 BWP31.83	-59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.62 BWP49.62
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.33 BBD126.67	$33.58 BWP460.78	-47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00 BBD30.00	$6.15 BWP84.36	-59.0%
Average			-49.0%

Bridgetown vs. Gaborone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.2% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.50 BBD105.00	$47.53 BWP652.19	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 BBD67.50	$16.75 BWP229.75	-50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.00 BBD250.00	$72.33 BWP992.46	-42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.25 BBD162.50	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	-3.6%
Average			-29.2%

Bridgetown vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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