Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 74.3% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$10.22
RSD1,112
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
$2.36
RSD257
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
$1.60
RSD174
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$5.04
RSD548
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
$5.13
RSD558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
$3.27
RSD356
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$0.76
RSD82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
$0.80
RSD87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.52
RSD57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
$0.47
RSD51
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
$6.86
RSD746
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
|
pay 75.9% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
$2.42
RSD264
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
$6.97
RSD758
|
|
pay 82.8% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
|
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