Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.2 times more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Prague instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 41.5% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
|
pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay 72.2% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
|
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