Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 50.2% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 94.1% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 79.7% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 21.2% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 73.0% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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