Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 53.5% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Gaborone
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
|
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