Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.2 times more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 79.2% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 98.2% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 74.0% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
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