Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 30.6% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.03
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP74.78
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP9.94
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.40
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.28
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP62.41
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.04
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.12
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.40
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.28
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.07
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP7.98
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.64
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.08
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP56.83
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 56.1% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP860.91
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,279.65
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,906.30
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,360.12
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP59,451.93
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.06
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.38
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.03
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP449.86
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP88.55
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 42.1% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP541.14
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP319.06
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP830.85
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP955.78
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
|
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