Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

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Bogota vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 10.1% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 4.2% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 33.8% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 63.4% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 23.6% more in Bogota

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Bogota are more expensive than in Gaborone. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bogota.

Bogota vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP103.25	$5.00 COP21,513.64	-33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP82.60	$6.93 COP29,806.69	+15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.47	$0.83 COP3,557.89	-0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.72	$0.64 COP2,743.26	+30.7%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 4.2% less for groceries

	Gaborone	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.19	$1.34 COP5,771.18	+65.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.40	$2.21 COP9,510.11	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP69.71	$4.49 COP19,325.20	-11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.56	$2.14 COP9,191.59	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.32	$2.23 COP9,577.19	-2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.66	$1.19 COP5,124.19	+53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.53	$0.48 COP2,061.45	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.17	$0.55 COP2,385.37	-37.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.89	$0.54 COP2,305.15	-17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.23	$0.48 COP2,083.69	-18.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.54	$0.46 COP1,999.03	-15.2%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.86	$3.50 COP15,074.05	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP388.24	$40.16 COP172,792.40	+42.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP309,763.76	$15,009.35 COP64,581,160.99	-33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP268.46	$12.69 COP54,605.86	-34.9%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 33.8% more for housing

	Gaborone	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,248.09	$23.88 COP102,745.41	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,510.66	$428.11 COP1,842,041.19	+68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,065.09	$314.08 COP1,351,403.87	+109.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP677.92	$64.50 COP277,520.47	+31.1%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 63.4% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,482.95	$231.19 COP994,748.59	+28.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP51,530.49	$7,422.81 COP31,938,319.62	+98.4%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.98	$1.15 COP4,967.78	-48.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.64	$1.43 COP6,174.24	-39.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP51.63	$2.31 COP9,935.56	-38.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP443.42	$21.38 COP91,980.39	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP92.93	$4.62 COP19,871.13	-31.5%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 23.6% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP608.05	$51.44 COP221,353.21	+16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP305.34	$42.05 COP180,917.30	+89.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,049.75	$84.96 COP365,564.36	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,283.31	$71.30 COP306,796.40	-23.5%
Average			+23.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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