Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 44.5% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.36
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.85
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.14
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.52
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.56
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.30
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.19
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$118.86
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,536.09
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.47
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$88.95
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,446.73
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,213.02
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$166.15
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,056.10
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,812.78
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.88
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.38
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.12
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.03
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.80
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$110.53
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.84
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$164.81
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$187.73
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
|
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