Cost of living comparison

 Gaborone, Botswana
compared to
 Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 74.1% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Bucharest
Groceries
pay 15.5% more in Bucharest
Transportation
pay 12.7% less in Bucharest
Housing
pay 94.0% more in Bucharest
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.9% more in Bucharest
Clothing
pay 45.8% more in Bucharest

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

Bucharest vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Gaborone
Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
BWP103.31
$11.85
RON51.94
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
BWP82.65
$7.54
RON33.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
BWP11.48
$2.00
RON8.75

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

 
Gaborone
Bucharest
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
BWP11.20
$1.17
RON5.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
BWP46.42
$4.52
RON19.83
Milk (1 gallon) $5.06
BWP69.75
$6.34
RON27.79

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

 
Gaborone
Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.27
BWP58.90
$6.09
RON26.70
Monthly public transit pass $28.18
BWP388.46
$17.24
RON75.55
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,486.26
BWP309,938.88
$26,003.12
RON113,961.26

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pay 94.0% more for housing

 
Gaborone
Bucharest
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$90.60
BWP1,248.80
$9.35
RON41.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.84
BWP3,512.64
$601.94
RON2,638.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $149.91
BWP2,066.26
$397.23
RON1,740.90

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Gaborone
Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.24
BWP2,484.35
$527.95
RON2,313.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,740.68
BWP51,559.62
$10,631.65
RON46,594.27

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pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Gaborone
Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
BWP30.99
$3.23
RON14.16
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
BWP32.66
$3.17
RON13.88
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.75
BWP51.66
$5.98
RON26.20

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pay 45.8% more for clothing

 
Gaborone
Bucharest
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.14
BWP608.40
$78.42
RON343.66
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.17
BWP305.51
$39.68
RON173.89
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.20
BWP1,050.35
$85.94
RON376.66

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