Cost of living comparison
Astana is 9.3% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Astana instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$7.90
₸3,507.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$5.64
₸2,505.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$0.69
₸305.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$0.47
₸208.16
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Gaborone
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$0.46
₸202.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
$4.30
₸1,910.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$3.76
₸1,667.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$1.69
₸748.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$2.17
₸960.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$0.58
₸256.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$0.81
₸358.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$0.93
₸411.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$0.92
₸408.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$0.24
₸106.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$0.18
₸79.09
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$1.74
₸774.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
$15.80
₸7,014.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$19,868.62
₸8,818,207.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$4.06
₸1,803.72
|
|
pay 13.8% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$12.80
₸5,679.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$453.25
₸201,165.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$295.32
₸131,070.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$38.61
₸17,136.60
|
|
pay 55.9% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$224.97
₸99,849.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$8,854.27
₸3,929,752.78
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$1.13
₸501.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$1.93
₸858.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$1.58
₸701.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$49.93
₸22,159.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
$4.52
₸2,004.14
|
|
pay 72.3% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
$76.57
₸33,984.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$42.15
₸18,705.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$94.11
₸41,770.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$92.91
₸41,235.14
|
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