Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 8.6% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.01
AMD3,493.46
|
$8.42
BWP114.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,495.33
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AMD414.82
|
$0.88
BWP12.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AMD196.40
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
AMD287.51
|
$0.76
BWP10.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
AMD1,571.63
|
$2.41
BWP32.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
AMD2,174.74
|
$4.54
BWP61.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
AMD894.54
|
$2.13
BWP28.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AMD1,254.65
|
$1.96
BWP26.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
AMD231.09
|
$0.80
BWP10.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD317.68
|
$0.71
BWP9.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD308.92
|
$0.96
BWP13.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
AMD382.27
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
AMD148.81
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
AMD134.19
|
$0.68
BWP9.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
AMD1,942.87
|
$4.19
BWP56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,166.11
|
$22.96
BWP311.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,981,306.26
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,507.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.73
AMD1,447.29
|
$18.98
BWP257.62
|
|
pay 31.3% more for housing
Yerevan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.77
AMD7,662.32
|
$85.82
BWP1,164.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,042.00
AMD403,916.40
|
$251.58
BWP3,415.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.85
AMD282,917.22
|
$202.25
BWP2,745.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,473.71
|
$33.90
BWP460.17
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Yerevan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.11
AMD112,844.21
|
$164.53
BWP2,233.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,166,133.68
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,691.18
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
AMD598.88
|
$1.61
BWP21.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
AMD1,198.26
|
$2.31
BWP31.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
AMD888.34
|
$4.21
BWP57.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.44
AMD29,244.25
|
$33.61
BWP456.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.44
AMD2,495.33
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
pay 48.6% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.88
AMD29,025.64
|
$42.64
BWP578.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.95
AMD20,913.01
|
$21.97
BWP298.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.25
AMD44,676.33
|
$55.75
BWP756.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.96
AMD40,685.71
|
$62.31
BWP845.89
|
|
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