Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 23.2% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 13.9% more for housing
Kigali
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 77.0% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
|
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