Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 43.5% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 79.3% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 55.7% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
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