Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.2 times more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$2.97
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 80.9% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$5.98
€5.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$5.64
€5.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$1.62
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 61.0% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$7.47
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$49.48
€46.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$18.56
€17.34
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$918.12
€857.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$715.20
€668.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$275.36
€257.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
|
pay 87.1% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$4.00
€3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$31.68
€29.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
|
pay 83.3% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$116.35
€108.69
|
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