Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.4 times more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 92.8% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 57.9% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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