Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 11.4% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Maseru
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
Gaborone
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
?? | |
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
?? | |
pay 51.4% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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