Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 54.0% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$4.42
BWP59.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$5.60
BWP74.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$0.74
BWP9.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$0.48
BWP6.40
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$0.77
BWP10.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$4.67
BWP62.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$2.10
BWP28.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$2.18
BWP29.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$0.78
BWP10.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.62
BWP8.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$0.75
BWP10.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$0.60
BWP7.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.65
BWP8.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.60
BWP8.08
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$4.26
BWP56.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$64.48
BWP860.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$245.63
BWP3,279.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$142.77
BWP1,906.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$176.76
BWP2,360.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$4,452.65
BWP59,451.93
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$2.03
BWP27.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$2.28
BWP30.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$4.42
BWP59.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$33.69
BWP449.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$6.63
BWP88.55
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$40.53
BWP541.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$23.90
BWP319.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$62.23
BWP830.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$71.58
BWP955.78
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Gaborone or Dushanbe. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.