Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 2.4 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 34.6% more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,185.96
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR216.11
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR114.27
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR166.56
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,028.11
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,912.22
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR648.40
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR696.18
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR958.03
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.20
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR773.53
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.84
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.66
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR159.56
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,323,691.73
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR914.13
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,795.39
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR87,024.38
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,661.66
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,821.75
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,362.95
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR171,647.52
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR596.17
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR757.55
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,732.45
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,060.46
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR993.62
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 51.8% more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,682.23
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,524.76
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,109.97
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,968.01
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
|
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