Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 73.2% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
|
pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Gaborone
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
|
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