Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 63.7% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 78.3% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 38.6% more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 92.9% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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