Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 79.5% more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 93.6% more for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
Asmara
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
|
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