Cost of living comparison

Comoros

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Botswana

Gaborone vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 41.6% cheaper than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% more in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 51.8% less in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 17.8% less in Gaborone
Housing: pay 55.5% less in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.0% more in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 39.7% less in Gaborone

The cost of entertainment and sports and restaurants in Gaborone are more expensive than in Moroni. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Gaborone.

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Gaborone vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gaborone instead of Moroni, you would:

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pay 7.0% more for restaurants

	Moroni	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KMF2,710	$10.85 BWP148.87	+76.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.96 KMF3,503	$5.79 BWP79.40	-27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 KMF438	$0.72 BWP9.92	-27.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KMF283	$0.42 BWP5.71	-35.4%
Average			+7.0%

Moroni vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.8% less for groceries

	Moroni	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KMF250	$0.88 BWP12.02	+54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KMF1,695	$3.16 BWP43.42	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.30 KMF7,174	$5.47 BWP75.12	-66.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 KMF2,207	$2.47 BWP33.83	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.11 BWP28.88
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 KMF1,006	$0.75 BWP10.31	-67.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.64 BWP8.75
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.90 BWP12.38
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 KMF822	$0.74 BWP10.15	-60.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 KMF898	$0.58 BWP7.97	-71.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 KMF617	$0.53 BWP7.25	-62.3%
Average			-51.8%

Moroni vs. Gaborone - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

	Moroni	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.40 KMF5,017	$5.15 BWP70.71	-54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 KMF14,165	$29.66 BWP406.91	-7.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,057.90 KMF8M	$19,891.73 BWP273K	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.56 KMF3,768	$20.87 BWP286.32	+143.7%
Average			-17.8%

Moroni vs. Gaborone - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.5% less for housing

	Moroni	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.74 KMF32,446	$42.10 BWP577.61	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 KMF320K	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$604.66 KMF266K	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	-63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.63 KMF37,676	$45.63 BWP626.12	-46.7%
Average			-55.5%

Moroni vs. Gaborone - Cost of housing

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	Moroni	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$398.63 KMF175K	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	-68.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,067.24 KMF6M	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	-82.2%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KMF458	$1.99 BWP27.29	+91.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 KMF774	$2.32 BWP31.83	+32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.62 BWP49.62
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$33.58 BWP460.78
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 KMF2,862	$6.15 BWP84.36	-5.5%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 39.7% less for clothing

	Moroni	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.47 KMF26,605	$47.53 BWP652.19	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.47 KMF26,605	$16.75 BWP229.75	-72.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.73 KMF48,283	$72.33 BWP992.46	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.10 KMF37,444	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	-7.9%
Average			-39.7%

Moroni vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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