Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 3.0 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Gibraltar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP80.00
|
$17.66
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP63.00
|
$10.09
GIP7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP9.05
|
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
$1.85
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Botswana
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.65
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.95
|
$4.15
GIP3.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP59.45
|
$7.63
GIP5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP25.25
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP32.94
|
$3.89
GIP3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.61
|
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.68
|
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP8.93
|
$1.03
GIP0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.37
|
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP47.81
|
$5.78
GIP4.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.00
|
$8.13
GIP6.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,003.32
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,374.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.00
|
$24.97
GIP19.60
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP527.51
|
$53.50
GIP41.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,916.71
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,291.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,968.78
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,244.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.21
|
$87.83
GIP68.93
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,949.40
|
$805.78
GIP632.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP54,963.23
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,877.73
|
|
pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.50
|
$4.10
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.44
|
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP50.00
|
$4.54
GIP3.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP381.95
|
$70.94
GIP55.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP77.50
|
$10.72
GIP8.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Botswana
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP537.51
|
$125.33
GIP98.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP324.65
|
$41.78
GIP32.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP884.73
|
$127.87
GIP100.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP960.73
|
$113.51
GIP89.08
|
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