Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 7.5% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
|
pay 66.4% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
|
pay 54.4% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
|
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