Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 48.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 61.7% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Gaborone
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.22
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Gaborone
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.53
|
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.88
|
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.68
|
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.49
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.37
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£767.14
|
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 81.4% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.26
|
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.09
|
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.49
|
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.13
|
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.51
|
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
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