Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 51.2% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 70.8% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 33.6% more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 73.0% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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