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Gaborone vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 29.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 11.9% more in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 97.4% more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 57.4% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% more in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Gaborone

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Gaborone are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Gaborone. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Gaborone.

Gaborone vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.9% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.43	$10.33 BWP147.32	+22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.88	$6.01 BWP85.71	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.82 BWP11.68	+21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.48 BWP6.86	+3.8%
Average			+11.9%

Kiev vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	Kiev	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.01	$0.86 BWP12.24	+9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.64	$3.42 BWP48.81	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.39	$5.53 BWP78.90	+16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.98	$2.32 BWP33.16	+15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.34 BWP33.41	+10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$0.80 BWP11.38	+44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.65 BWP9.27	-10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.80 BWP11.42	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.73 BWP10.44	-27.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.64 BWP9.17	+72.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.58 BWP8.25	+128.4%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 97.4% more for transportation

	Kiev	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.88	$4.28 BWP61.12	-19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.59	$30.79 BWP439.28	+201.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	$20,652.69 BWP294,641.57	-32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.88	$20.46 BWP291.96	+240.0%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kiev	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH296.98	$52.19 BWP744.64	+641.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	$262.85 BWP3,749.98	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	$160.93 BWP2,295.91	-57.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	$52.95 BWP755.42	-34.6%
Average			+122.8%

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pay 57.4% less for childcare

	Kiev	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	$147.01 BWP2,097.31	-60.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	$3,593.57 BWP51,267.63	-54.2%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$2.25 BWP32.14	+108.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.30 BWP32.75	+40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.86	$3.68 BWP52.50	+27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	$32.35 BWP461.48	-16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.10	$6.76 BWP96.43	+40.4%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	$46.00 BWP656.25	-33.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	$24.41 BWP348.21	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	$71.82 BWP1,024.55	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	$90.12 BWP1,285.71	-17.7%
Average			-27.1%

Kiev vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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