Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 29.7% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$8.42
BWP114.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$0.88
BWP12.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$0.76
BWP10.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$2.41
BWP32.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$4.54
BWP61.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$2.13
BWP28.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$1.96
BWP26.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$0.80
BWP10.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.71
BWP9.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$0.96
BWP13.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.68
BWP9.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$4.19
BWP56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.96
BWP311.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,507.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$18.98
BWP257.62
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
Monrovia
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$85.82
BWP1,164.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
$251.58
BWP3,415.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
$202.25
BWP2,745.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
$33.90
BWP460.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$164.53
BWP2,233.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,691.18
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.61
BWP21.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$2.31
BWP31.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
$4.21
BWP57.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$33.61
BWP456.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
pay 87.2% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$42.64
BWP578.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$21.97
BWP298.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$55.75
BWP756.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$62.31
BWP845.89
|
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