Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 76.1% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 29.6% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 70.8% more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
|
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