Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 99.5% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.66
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.26
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.76
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 41.7% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.41
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.95
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.13
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.14
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.88
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.31
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.61
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.60
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.36
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P58.10
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P318.17
|
$59.37
€55.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P263.02
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
$816.29
€765.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
$529.47
€496.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.27
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P32.08
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P465.75
|
$41.71
€39.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.54
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 51.7% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P863.59
|
$94.21
€88.35
|
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