Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 40.2% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
|
pay 66.4% less for housing
Victoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
|
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