Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 4.7% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Managua, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
Managua
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 20.5% less for housing
Managua
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 15.8% more for childcare
Managua
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 48.9% less for clothing
Managua
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
|
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