Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 15.9% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Gaborone
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,716.33
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF493.16
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF397.76
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF558.08
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,324.56
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,959.66
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,219.10
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF922.78
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF269.71
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF333.49
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF330.66
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF628.74
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF201.03
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF226.68
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,647.32
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF10,087.17
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,327,363.18
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,459.59
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Budapest
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,673.65
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF212,515.00
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF161,825.00
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF46,330.54
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF150,194.39
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,721,787.14
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF849.45
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF772.95
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,229.80
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,716.80
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,640.24
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,658.46
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,820.67
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,611.10
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
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