Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 23.4% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 7.1% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.27
|
$9.00
SVC78.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
$6.50
SVC56.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.00
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.25
|
$1.76
SVC15.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.72
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.66
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.97
|
$2.64
SVC23.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.58
|
$2.45
SVC21.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.91
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.68
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.03
|
$1.06
SVC9.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.16
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 10.7% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.91
|
$3.98
SVC34.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.64
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,507.98
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.62
|
$29.85
SVC260.98
|
|
pay 83.4% more for housing
Gaborone
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,164.95
|
$45.33
SVC396.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,415.08
|
$672.22
SVC5,876.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,745.42
|
$525.00
SVC4,589.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.17
|
$52.28
SVC456.98
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,233.44
|
$99.22
SVC867.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,691.18
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,026.46
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.81
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.42
|
$2.46
SVC21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.13
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.20
|
$29.44
SVC257.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 48.8% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP578.76
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.29
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP756.85
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP845.89
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
|
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