Cost of living comparison

Botswana

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 45.2% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 89.2% more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 10.9% more in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 17.5% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 57.1% more in Kingstown

The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Kingstown are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

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Kingstown vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingstown instead of Gaborone, you would:

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pay 27.7% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$6.48 EC$17.50	-40.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$10.55 EC$28.50	+82.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$2.34 EC$6.33	+224.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$1.85 EC$5.00	+344.8%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Gaborone	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$2.13 EC$5.76	+143.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$6.47 EC$17.49	+104.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$12.14 EC$32.81	+121.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$4.49 EC$12.13	+82.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$1.80 EC$4.86	-14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$4.32 EC$11.67	+474.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$1.60 EC$4.31	+150.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$4.37 EC$11.80	+384.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$2.65 EC$7.18	+258.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$1.75 EC$4.72	+200.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$1.75 EC$4.72	+230.5%
Average			+163.5%

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pay 89.2% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$11.87 EC$32.09	+130.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$49.95 EC$135.00	+68.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$37,927.14 EC$102K	+90.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$25.90 EC$70.00	+24.1%
Average			+89.2%

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pay 10.9% more for housing

	Gaborone	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$51.80 EC$140.00	+23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$283.68 EC$766.67	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$323.77 EC$875.00	+46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$56.59 EC$152.94	+24.0%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 17.5% less for childcare

	Gaborone	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$104.84 EC$283.33	-17.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	??
Average			-17.5%

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$1.67 EC$4.50	-16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$4.07 EC$11.00	+75.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$4.07 EC$11.00	+12.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$32.38 EC$87.50	-3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$4.63 EC$12.50	-24.8%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 57.1% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$64.75 EC$175.00	+36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$61.98 EC$167.50	+270.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$74.00 EC$200.00	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$92.51 EC$250.00	+18.0%
Average			+57.1%

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