Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 51.2% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 70.8% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 2.6% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 36.6% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 33.6% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 73.0% more in Beirut

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Beirut are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Gaborone, you would:

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pay 70.8% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP104.32	$10.00 LBP894,096	+33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP83.46	$7.64 LBP683,000	+27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.59	$1.59 LBP142,097	+90.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.79	$1.13 LBP101,033	+131.6%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 2.6% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.31	$0.91 LBP81,766	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.88	$5.48 LBP489,517	+62.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP70.43	$6.19 LBP553,239	+22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.88	$2.72 LBP242,900	+18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.64	$3.84 LBP342,965	+68.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.77	$0.69 LBP61,846	-10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.62	$0.56 LBP49,671	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.30	$0.41 LBP36,712	-53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.98	$0.47 LBP41,705	-27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.31	$0.39 LBP35,013	-34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.62	$0.44 LBP39,214	-19.9%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 36.6% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP59.47	$3.49 LBP312,101	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP392.26	$75.00 LBP6,705,718	+166.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP312,972.80	$30,000.00 LBP2,682,287,124	+33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP271.24	$12.75 LBP1,139,972	-34.6%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Gaborone	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,261.02	$31.88 LBP2,849,930	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,547.03	$738.24 LBP66,005,301	+189.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,086.49	$359.38 LBP32,131,565	+139.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP684.95	$161.18 LBP14,411,303	+227.5%
Average			+123.0%

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pay 33.6% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,508.67	$283.33 LBP25,332,712	+57.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP52,064.33	$4,111.11 LBP367,572,680	+9.9%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP31.30	$3.00 LBP268,229	+33.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.98	$2.80 LBP250,347	+18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP52.16	$2.00 LBP178,819	-46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP448.01	$59.33 LBP5,304,968	+84.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP93.89	$7.00 LBP625,867	+3.8%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 73.0% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP614.35	$78.12 LBP6,985,123	+77.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP308.50	$57.86 LBP5,172,982	+161.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,060.63	$103.12 LBP9,220,362	+35.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,296.60	$110.71 LBP9,898,917	+18.8%
Average			+73.0%

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