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Managua vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Managua is 20.8% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% more in Managua
Groceries: pay 57.2% more in Managua
Transportation: pay 30.6% less in Managua
Housing: pay 7.2% more in Managua
Childcare: pay 25.8% more in Managua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Managua
Clothing: pay 92.5% more in Managua

The cost of clothing, groceries, childcare, housing, and restaurants in Managua are more expensive than in Gaborone. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Managua. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Managua.

Managua vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.4% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Managua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP147.32	$4.91 NIO180.13	-52.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP85.71	$7.30 NIO268.05	+21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP11.68	$0.82 NIO30.05
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.86	$0.65 NIO23.85	+35.2%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 57.2% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Managua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP12.24	$2.41 NIO88.57	+181.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP48.81	$5.80 NIO212.71	+69.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP78.90	$4.68 NIO171.86	-15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP33.16	$2.29 NIO84.08	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP33.41	$2.87 NIO105.33	+22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP11.38	$1.77 NIO64.95	+122.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP9.27	$0.39 NIO14.44	-39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP11.42	$0.82 NIO29.96	+2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP10.44	$1.01 NIO37.17	+38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP9.17	$1.78 NIO65.18	+176.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP8.25	$1.00 NIO36.72	+73.0%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 30.6% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Managua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP61.12	$5.05 NIO185.42	+17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP439.28	$6.01 NIO220.45	-80.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP294,641.57	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	+11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP291.96	$5.94 NIO218.09	-71.0%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Gaborone	Managua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP744.64	$36.87 NIO1,353.03	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,749.98	$256.67 NIO9,418.23	-2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,295.91	$190.00 NIO6,971.94	+18.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP755.42	$75.42 NIO2,767.34	+42.4%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 25.8% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Managua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP2,097.31	$124.17 NIO4,556.22	-15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP51,267.63	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	+67.0%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Managua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP32.14	$1.36 NIO49.90	-39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP32.75	$2.31 NIO84.64	+0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP52.50	$2.66 NIO97.58	-27.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP461.48	$35.79 NIO1,313.28	+10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP96.43	$8.00 NIO293.56	+18.4%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 92.5% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Managua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP656.25	$77.43 NIO2,841.42	+68.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP348.21	$72.50 NIO2,660.34	+197.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP1,024.55	$132.64 NIO4,867.30	+84.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,285.71	$108.16 NIO3,968.84	+20.0%
Average			+92.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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