Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 51.2% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.6% less in Gaborone
- Groceries
-
pay 34.1% less in Gaborone
- Transportation
-
pay 46.7% less in Gaborone
- Housing
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pay 48.7% less in Gaborone
- Childcare
-
pay 73.7% less in Gaborone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.7% less in Gaborone
- Clothing
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pay 35.2% less in Gaborone
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Gaborone.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Gaborone
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.20
|
$7.50
BWP99.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$6.00
BWP79.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.09
|
$0.83
BWP11.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.65
|
$0.49
BWP6.46
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.57
|
$0.81
BWP10.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.06
|
$3.37
BWP44.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.52
|
$5.06
BWP67.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.58
|
$2.29
BWP30.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€3.94
|
$2.27
BWP30.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.94
|
$0.77
BWP10.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.62
BWP8.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.08
|
$0.88
BWP11.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$0.65
BWP8.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.60
BWP7.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$0.55
BWP7.25
|
|
pay 46.7% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.11
|
$4.27
BWP56.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€104.64
|
$28.18
BWP373.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€33,371.25
|
$22,486.26
BWP297,741.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€22.47
|
$19.49
BWP258.04
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
Dublin
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€47.39
|
$90.60
BWP1,199.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,815.38
|
$254.84
BWP3,374.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,551.19
|
$149.91
BWP1,984.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€182.23
|
$49.21
BWP651.61
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,110.46
|
$180.24
BWP2,386.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,189.26
|
$3,740.68
BWP49,530.54
|
|
pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$2.25
BWP29.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.68
|
$2.37
BWP31.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.01
|
$3.75
BWP49.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€47.76
|
$32.19
BWP426.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
$6.75
BWP89.32
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€81.56
|
$44.14
BWP584.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€34.89
|
$22.17
BWP293.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€82.96
|
$76.20
BWP1,009.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€97.01
|
$93.16
BWP1,233.50
|
|
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