Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Gaborone, Botswana

Gaborone vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 13.0% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% less in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Gaborone
Housing: pay 2.3% less in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 22.7% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Gaborone

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Gaborone.

Gaborone vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.7% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,383	$7.50 BWP100.65	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,747	$6.00 BWP80.52	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,461	$0.83 BWP11.18	-47.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,291	$0.49 BWP6.55	-56.8%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Beirut	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,975	$0.81 BWP10.91	-11.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,770	$3.37 BWP45.23	-38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,655	$5.06 BWP67.95	-18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,521	$2.29 BWP30.76	-15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,842	$2.27 BWP30.53	-40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP62,004	$0.77 BWP10.39	+11.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,798	$0.62 BWP8.31	+11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,806	$0.88 BWP11.87	+115.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,811	$0.65 BWP8.67	+38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,103	$0.60 BWP8.02	+52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,314	$0.55 BWP7.35	+24.9%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Beirut	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,900	$4.27 BWP57.38	+22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,722,875	$28.18 BWP378.44	-62.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,689,149,843	$22,486.26 BWP301,946.73	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,889	$19.49 BWP261.69	+52.8%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 2.3% less for housing

	Beirut	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,857,222	$90.60 BWP1,216.59	+184.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,174,178	$254.84 BWP3,422.06	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,213,774	$149.91 BWP2,012.98	-58.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,448,175	$49.21 BWP660.82	-69.5%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 22.7% less for childcare

	Beirut	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,397,526	$180.24 BWP2,420.29	-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,513,127	$3,740.68 BWP50,230.10	-9.0%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,915	$2.25 BWP30.19	-25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,987	$2.37 BWP31.82	-15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,277	$3.75 BWP50.32	+87.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,318,541	$32.19 BWP432.23	-45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,468	$6.75 BWP90.58	-3.6%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Beirut	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,002,994	$44.14 BWP592.71	-43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,186,218	$22.17 BWP297.63	-61.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,243,953	$76.20 BWP1,023.26	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,924,243	$93.16 BWP1,250.92	-15.9%
Average			-36.8%

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