Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 0.3% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.52
HNL111.52
|
$8.42
BWP114.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
HNL148.16
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
HNL18.02
|
$0.88
BWP12.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
HNL18.26
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
HNL40.39
|
$0.76
BWP10.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.72
HNL42.51
|
$2.41
BWP32.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
HNL100.19
|
$4.54
BWP61.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
HNL47.89
|
$2.13
BWP28.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
HNL37.91
|
$1.96
BWP26.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
HNL39.31
|
$0.80
BWP10.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
HNL19.34
|
$0.71
BWP9.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
HNL22.62
|
$0.96
BWP13.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
HNL17.95
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.62
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.42
|
$0.68
BWP9.16
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.16
HNL102.78
|
$4.19
BWP56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
HNL682.51
|
$22.96
BWP311.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
HNL493,859.20
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,507.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.42
HNL677.10
|
$18.98
BWP257.62
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.96
HNL1,455.93
|
$85.82
BWP1,164.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.08
HNL9,138.36
|
$251.58
BWP3,415.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.46
HNL6,851.21
|
$202.25
BWP2,745.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.40
HNL1,293.92
|
$33.90
BWP460.17
|
|
pay 3.0% more for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.12
HNL4,966.22
|
$164.53
BWP2,233.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,076.94
HNL100,671.62
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,691.18
|
|
pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
HNL32.42
|
$1.61
BWP21.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
HNL37.31
|
$2.31
BWP31.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.22
HNL54.82
|
$4.21
BWP57.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.75
HNL858.11
|
$33.61
BWP456.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
HNL123.46
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
HNL1,115.71
|
$42.64
BWP578.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.36
HNL1,046.03
|
$21.97
BWP298.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.37
HNL2,009.31
|
$55.75
BWP756.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.36
HNL2,058.40
|
$62.31
BWP845.89
|
|
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