Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 35.8% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$3.25
E£155.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$0.25
E£12.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$0.15
E£7.01
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
$1.73
E£83.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$3.44
E£164.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$2.41
E£115.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$0.53
E£25.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$0.24
E£11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$0.16
E£7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$0.14
E£6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$0.15
E£7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$0.14
E£6.81
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$1.24
E£59.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
$11.39
E£545.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$1.37
E£65.41
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$1.63
E£77.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$1.71
E£82.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$19.91
E£953.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
$3.90
E£186.88
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
|
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