Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 5.5% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
$8.42
P116.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.88
P12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.56
P7.72
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
$2.41
P33.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
$4.54
P62.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
$1.96
P27.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$0.80
P11.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.71
P9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
$0.96
P13.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.62
P8.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.62
P8.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.68
P9.32
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
$4.19
P57.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
$22.96
P316.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
$18.98
P261.88
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
$1.61
P22.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
$2.31
P31.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
$33.61
P463.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
$62.31
P859.87
|
|
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