Cost of living comparison
London is 3.9 times more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in London instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.66
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.26
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.76
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.41
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.95
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.13
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.14
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.88
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.31
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.61
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.60
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.36
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Gaborone
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P58.10
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P318.17
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P263.02
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.27
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P32.08
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P465.75
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.54
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 92.5% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P863.59
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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