Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.7 times more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.66
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.26
|
$2.58
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.76
|
$2.54
€2.38
|
|
pay 75.6% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.41
|
$7.55
€7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.95
|
$4.69
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.13
|
$4.96
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.14
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.88
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.31
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.61
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.60
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.36
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 71.3% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P58.10
|
$7.71
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P318.17
|
$53.87
€50.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P263.02
|
$22.76
€21.34
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
$873.71
€819.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
$944.84
€886.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.27
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P32.08
|
$3.72
€3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P465.75
|
$34.17
€32.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.54
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 86.3% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P863.59
|
$132.04
€123.84
|
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