Cost of living comparison
Praia is 7.0% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Praia instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 22.2% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
|
pay 55.2% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
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