Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 9.3% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$1.09
KMF493
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
$0.44
KMF197
|
|
pay 52.5% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
$0.38
KMF174
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
$18.62
KMF8,431
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
$4.40
KMF1,994
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
$1.09
KMF492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
$2.22
KMF1,006
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
$0.22
KMF98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
$0.25
KMF112
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
$0.99
KMF450
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
$1.00
KMF451
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
$0.87
KMF393
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
?? |
pay 59.0% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
$71.68
KMF32,453
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
$83.24
KMF37,684
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
?? |
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$1.63
KMF739
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
$33.44
KMF15,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
?? |
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