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Santo Domingo vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 36.5% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 24.2% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 69.0% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 50.5% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

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Santo Domingo vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Gaborone, you would:

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pay 12.9% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$9.95 DOP611.16	-8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$7.54 DOP463.46	+30.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$1.04 DOP63.95	+43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$0.57 DOP35.01	+37.0%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$1.51 DOP93.03	+72.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$3.62 DOP222.50	+14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$5.19 DOP318.59	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$2.34 DOP143.71	-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$2.53 DOP155.32	+20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$1.45 DOP88.96	+92.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$0.37 DOP22.53	-42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$1.24 DOP75.89	+37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$0.83 DOP51.09	+12.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.91 DOP56.14	+57.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$1.00 DOP61.45	+89.2%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$5.38 DOP330.30	+4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-38.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$23,212.79 DOP1M	+16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+1.7%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 69.0% more for housing

	Gaborone	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+102.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	+58.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	+55.4%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	+98.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$7,399.96 DOP455K	+196.0%
Average			+142.4%

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pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$2.49 DOP152.79	+25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$2.27 DOP139.64	-2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$5.32 DOP326.97	+47.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$7.46 DOP458.37	+21.4%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 50.5% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	-3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+178.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+58.7%
Average			+50.5%

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