Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 62.9% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 73.0% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 33.4% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
|
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