Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 62.8% more expensive than Dushanbe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.6% more in Gaborone
- Groceries
-
pay 35.7% more in Gaborone
- Transportation
-
pay 3.7 times more in Gaborone
- Housing
-
pay 52.2% more in Gaborone
- Childcare
-
pay 1.8% less in Gaborone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.0% more in Gaborone
- Clothing
-
pay 22.8% more in Gaborone
The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Gaborone are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Gaborone.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.86
|
$7.50
BWP104.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS99.34
|
$6.00
BWP83.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.76
|
$0.83
BWP11.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$0.49
BWP6.79
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.19
|
$0.81
BWP11.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.38
|
$3.37
BWP46.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.02
|
$5.06
BWP70.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.99
|
$2.29
BWP31.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.43
|
$2.27
BWP31.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.89
|
$0.77
BWP10.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.59
|
$0.62
BWP8.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.83
|
$0.88
BWP12.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.14
|
$0.65
BWP8.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.64
|
$0.60
BWP8.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.63
|
$0.55
BWP7.62
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.56
|
$4.27
BWP59.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.72
|
$28.18
BWP392.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS218,074.88
|
$22,486.26
BWP312,972.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.49
|
$19.49
BWP271.24
|
|
pay 52.2% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS259.66
|
$90.60
BWP1,261.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,479.83
|
$254.84
BWP3,547.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,282.18
|
$149.91
BWP2,086.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS545.70
|
$49.21
BWP684.95
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,156.30
|
$180.24
BWP2,508.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS148,088.06
|
$3,740.68
BWP52,064.33
|
|
pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.17
|
$2.25
BWP31.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.85
|
$2.37
BWP32.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.36
|
$3.75
BWP52.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS402.34
|
$32.19
BWP448.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.72
|
$6.75
BWP93.89
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS304.29
|
$44.14
BWP614.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS391.52
|
$22.17
BWP308.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS831.73
|
$76.20
BWP1,060.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS583.22
|
$93.16
BWP1,296.60
|
|
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