Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 36.0% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Nouakchott
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 44.0% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
|
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