Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 27.2% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Riga, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Riga
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
Riga
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 23.5% more for housing
Riga
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Riga
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 43.4% less for clothing
Riga
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
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