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Gaborone vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 12.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% more in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 22.3% less in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 72.0% more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 5.6% more in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 49.8% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 28.6% more in Gaborone

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

Gaborone vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gaborone instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 8.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$10.33 BWP136.61	+106.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$6.01 BWP79.48	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$0.82 BWP10.83	-11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.48 BWP6.36	-47.4%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 22.3% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$0.86 BWP11.35	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$3.42 BWP45.26	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$5.53 BWP73.16	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$2.32 BWP30.75	+27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$2.34 BWP30.98	+16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$0.80 BWP10.55	-56.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.65 BWP8.60	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$0.80 BWP10.59	-58.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.73 BWP9.68	-0.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.64 BWP8.50	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.58 BWP7.65	+7.8%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 72.0% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$4.28 BWP56.68	-1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	$30.79 BWP407.33	+220.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$20,652.69 BWP273,212.28	-57.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$20.46 BWP270.73	+126.1%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$52.19 BWP690.48	+145.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	$262.85 BWP3,477.25	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	$160.93 BWP2,128.93	-41.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$52.95 BWP700.48	-36.2%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 49.8% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$147.01 BWP1,944.77	-49.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$3,593.57 BWP47,538.94	-49.7%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$2.25 BWP29.80	+86.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.30 BWP30.36	-9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$3.68 BWP48.68	+96.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	$32.35 BWP427.91	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$6.76 BWP89.41	+80.2%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 28.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$46.00 BWP608.52	+78.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$24.41 BWP322.89	+4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$71.82 BWP950.03	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$90.12 BWP1,192.20	+49.7%
Average			+28.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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