Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 40.7% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,590.27
|
$4.42
BWP60.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC5,082.07
|
$5.60
BWP76.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,048.25
|
$0.74
BWP10.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC780.91
|
$0.48
BWP6.56
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,386.26
|
$0.77
BWP10.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,343.40
|
$3.31
BWP45.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,823.08
|
$4.67
BWP64.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,692.51
|
$2.10
BWP28.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,374.01
|
$2.18
BWP29.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,186.35
|
$0.78
BWP10.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC329.20
|
$0.62
BWP8.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC678.32
|
$0.75
BWP10.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC667.42
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC640.41
|
$0.65
BWP8.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC561.83
|
$0.60
BWP8.29
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,911.78
|
$4.26
BWP58.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,886.35
|
$24.02
BWP329.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,465,894.18
|
$18,422.24
BWP252,354.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC7,116.88
|
$19.16
BWP262.45
|
|
pay 31.0% less for housing
San Jose
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,774.75
|
$64.48
BWP883.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC365,064.77
|
$245.63
BWP3,364.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC231,040.84
|
$142.77
BWP1,955.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,572.76
|
$40.25
BWP551.35
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC241,398.14
|
$176.76
BWP2,421.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,581,287.05
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,994.08
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,804.13
|
$2.03
BWP27.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,855.60
|
$2.28
BWP31.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,388.57
|
$4.42
BWP60.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,670.22
|
$33.69
BWP461.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC4,065.65
|
$6.63
BWP90.85
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC43,618.20
|
$40.53
BWP555.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC27,208.08
|
$23.90
BWP327.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC66,021.97
|
$62.23
BWP852.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC62,257.98
|
$71.58
BWP980.58
|
|
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