Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 10.5% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
$8.42
BWP114.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
$0.88
BWP12.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
$0.76
BWP10.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
$2.41
BWP32.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
$4.54
BWP61.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
$2.13
BWP28.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
$1.96
BWP26.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
$0.80
BWP10.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
$0.71
BWP9.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
$0.96
BWP13.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
$0.68
BWP9.16
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
$4.19
BWP56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
$22.96
BWP311.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,507.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
$18.98
BWP257.62
|
|
pay 9.5% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
$85.82
BWP1,164.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
$251.58
BWP3,415.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
$202.25
BWP2,745.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
$33.90
BWP460.17
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
$164.53
BWP2,233.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,691.18
|
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
$1.61
BWP21.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
$2.31
BWP31.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
$4.21
BWP57.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
$33.61
BWP456.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
pay 38.9% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
$42.64
BWP578.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
$21.97
BWP298.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
$55.75
BWP756.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
$62.31
BWP845.89
|
|
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