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Botswana

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Namibia

Windhoek vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 33.5% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 28.2% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 8.8% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 58.7% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 87.0% more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 37.4% more in Windhoek

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Windhoek are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

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Windhoek vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of Gaborone, you would:

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pay 13.7% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$11.42 NAD188.06	+5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$6.01 NAD98.98	+3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$0.84 NAD13.86	+16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$0.89 NAD14.69	+114.5%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 28.2% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$0.92 NAD15.09	+4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$4.69 NAD77.27	+48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$5.92 NAD97.42	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$3.12 NAD51.34	+26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$3.06 NAD50.45	+45.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$0.99 NAD16.36	+32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$0.89 NAD14.59	+39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$0.84 NAD13.75	-7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$0.92 NAD15.07	+23.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.90 NAD14.87	+55.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.80 NAD13.24	+52.2%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 8.8% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$5.21 NAD85.71	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$48.10 NAD791.85	+62.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$23,990.15 NAD395K	+20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$8.00 NAD131.65	-61.7%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 58.7% more for housing

	Gaborone	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$50.44 NAD830.34	+19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	+60.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	+136.7%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 87.0% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	+64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	+113.2%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$1.95 NAD32.17	-1.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$2.30 NAD37.94	-0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$3.31 NAD54.44	-8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$37.08 NAD610.38	+10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$5.41 NAD89.08	-12.0%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 37.4% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$54.86 NAD903.20	+15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$34.63 NAD570.13	+106.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	+23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	+20.8%
Average			+37.4%

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