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Gaborone vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 5.5% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% less in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 6.8% more in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 79.6% more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 2.8% less in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 53.5% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 50.0% less in Gaborone

The cost of transportation and groceries in Gaborone are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Gaborone. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Gaborone.

Gaborone vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gaborone instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 12.8% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$10.33 BWP147.32	-1.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$6.01 BWP85.71	-23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 AMD378.25	$0.82 BWP11.68	-17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 AMD200.63	$0.48 BWP6.86	-9.1%
Average			-12.8%

Yerevan vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.8% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 AMD315.04	$0.86 BWP12.24	+3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 AMD1,450.21	$3.42 BWP48.81	-10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$5.53 BWP78.90	-8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AMD938.04	$2.32 BWP33.16	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 AMD1,272.13	$2.34 BWP33.41	-30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AMD231.03	$0.80 BWP11.38	+31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AMD289.37	$0.65 BWP9.27	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD309.80	$0.80 BWP11.42	-2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 AMD366.99	$0.73 BWP10.44	-24.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.64 BWP9.17	+72.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 AMD133.40	$0.58 BWP8.25	+64.6%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 79.6% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 AMD1,961.75	$4.28 BWP61.12	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$30.79 BWP439.28	+31.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$20,652.69 BWP294,641.57	-38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.62 AMD1,752.99	$20.46 BWP291.96	+343.0%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 2.8% less for housing

	Yerevan	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.36 AMD7,346.10	$52.19 BWP744.64	+169.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.04 AMD285,739.69	$262.85 BWP3,749.98	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$552.33 AMD209,580.77	$160.93 BWP2,295.91	-70.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.83 AMD36,361.68	$52.95 BWP755.42	-44.7%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 53.5% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.56 AMD131,501.54	$147.01 BWP2,097.31	-57.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$3,593.57 BWP51,267.63	-49.3%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 AMD693.27	$2.25 BWP32.14	+23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 AMD1,288.15	$2.30 BWP32.75	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 AMD990.39	$3.68 BWP52.50	+41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.61 AMD35,901.00	$32.35 BWP461.48	-65.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 AMD2,475.97	$6.76 BWP96.43	+3.6%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 50.0% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.06 AMD41,762.20	$46.00 BWP656.25	-58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.20 AMD22,844.22	$24.41 BWP348.21	-59.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.79	$71.82 BWP1,024.55	-48.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.55 AMD51,812.94	$90.12 BWP1,285.71	-34.0%
Average			-50.0%

Yerevan vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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