Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 27.9% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Gaborone
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay 86.9% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
Gaborone
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
|
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