Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 56.8% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 99.0% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 56.3% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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