Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 81.6% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,705
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,990
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS355
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS284
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS663
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,066
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,362
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,032
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,074
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS796
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS524
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS258
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,224
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,370
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,263,683
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,297
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,187
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,328
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,565
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,413
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,926
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,115
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,979
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS782
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS961
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,212
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 75.0% more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,422
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,833
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,886
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,278
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
|
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