Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 4.2% cheaper than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.87
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.66
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.44
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.94
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL11.02
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.75
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.94
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.34
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.68
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.12
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.05
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.09
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 46.2% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL12.16
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL41.20
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL70,037.45
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 18.5% more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL52.37
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,075.37
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,382.47
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL148.28
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 23.7% less for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL664.79
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL15,403.36
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.15
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.78
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.24
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL142.08
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 48.6% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL210.36
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL135.44
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL337.11
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL370.79
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
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