Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 32.7% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 71.8% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
|
pay 55.4% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
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