Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Botswana

Gaborone vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 45.5% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 18.8% less in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 58.7% less in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 26.8% less in Gaborone
Housing: pay 61.8% less in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 31.1% more in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% less in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in Gaborone

Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Gaborone.

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Gaborone vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gaborone instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 18.8% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$10.85 BWP148.87	+46.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$5.79 BWP79.40	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.72 BWP9.92	-62.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.42 BWP5.71	-78.6%
Average			-18.8%

St. George's vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.7% less for groceries

	St. George's	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$0.88 BWP12.02	-63.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$3.16 BWP43.42	-54.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$5.47 BWP75.12	-64.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$2.47 BWP33.83	-42.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$2.11 BWP28.88	-50.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$0.75 BWP10.31	-87.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.64 BWP8.75	-42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$0.90 BWP12.38	+21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$0.74 BWP10.15	-71.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.58 BWP7.97	-55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.53 BWP7.25	-68.3%
Average			-58.7%

St. George's vs. Gaborone - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.8% less for transportation

	St. George's	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$5.15 BWP70.71	-2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$29.66 BWP406.91	-53.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$19,891.73 BWP273K	-23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.87 BWP286.32
Average			-26.8%

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pay 61.8% less for housing

	St. George's	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$42.10 BWP577.61	-17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	-49.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$45.63 BWP626.12	-76.2%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 31.1% more for childcare

	St. George's	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	+129.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	-24.9%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.99 BWP27.29	-28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$2.32 BWP31.83	-47.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.62 BWP49.62
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$33.58 BWP460.78	-9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.15 BWP84.36	-44.6%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	St. George's	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$47.53 BWP652.19	+35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$16.75 BWP229.75	-62.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$72.33 BWP992.46	+43.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	-10.5%
Average			-10.1%

St. George's vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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