Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 13.1% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 62.8% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Gaborone
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
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