Cost of living comparison
compared to
Gaborone vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary
Gaborone is 33.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.9% less in Gaborone
- Groceries
-
pay 45.6% less in Gaborone
- Transportation
-
pay 25.6% less in Gaborone
- Housing
-
pay 37.8% less in Gaborone
- Childcare
-
pay 74.0% less in Gaborone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.9% less in Gaborone
- Clothing
-
pay 11.1% less in Gaborone
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Gaborone.
Gaborone vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 5.9% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.02
¥1,252
|
$10.33
BWP147.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
¥783
|
$6.01
BWP85.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
¥181
|
$0.82
BWP11.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
¥132
|
$0.48
BWP6.86
|
|
Tokyo vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants
pay 45.6% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
¥243
|
$0.86
BWP12.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.21
¥1,126
|
$3.42
BWP48.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
¥892
|
$5.53
BWP78.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
¥364
|
$2.32
BWP33.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
¥550
|
$2.34
BWP33.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥371
|
$0.80
BWP11.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
¥184
|
$0.65
BWP9.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.48
¥387
|
$0.80
BWP11.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
¥412
|
$0.73
BWP10.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
¥223
|
$0.64
BWP9.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
¥231
|
$0.58
BWP8.25
|
|
Tokyo vs. Gaborone - Cost of groceries
pay 25.6% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.50
¥703
|
$4.28
BWP61.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.51
¥11,479
|
$30.79
BWP439.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,332.63
¥3,487,575
|
$20,652.69
BWP294,641.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.07
¥4,696
|
$20.46
BWP291.96
|
|
Tokyo vs. Gaborone - Cost of transportation
pay 37.8% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.44
¥5,223
|
$52.19
BWP744.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.65
¥167,355
|
$262.85
BWP3,749.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$642.24
¥100,295
|
$160.93
BWP2,295.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.16
¥19,077
|
$52.95
BWP755.42
|
|
Tokyo vs. Gaborone - Cost of housing
pay 74.0% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.69
¥81,157
|
$147.01
BWP2,097.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,131.74
¥2,363,048
|
$3,593.57
BWP51,267.63
|
|
Tokyo vs. Gaborone - Cost of childcare
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
¥626
|
$2.25
BWP32.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
¥536
|
$2.30
BWP32.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
¥626
|
$3.68
BWP52.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.19
¥10,648
|
$32.35
BWP461.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
¥1,983
|
$6.76
BWP96.43
|
|
Tokyo vs. Gaborone - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 11.1% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.84
¥8,876
|
$46.00
BWP656.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.48
¥6,322
|
$24.41
BWP348.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.67
¥9,787
|
$71.82
BWP1,024.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.37
¥14,113
|
$90.12
BWP1,285.71
|
|
Tokyo vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing
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