Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 37.0% cheaper than Gaborone.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.5% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 46.5% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 43.3% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 48.3% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 49.8% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.1% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 23.2% more in Cairo
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.25
|
$4.06
EGP207.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.60
|
$4.71
EGP240.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.47
|
$0.33
EGP17.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.19
|
$0.65
EGP33.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.40
|
$1.59
EGP81.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.71
|
$3.40
EGP173.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.56
|
$1.45
EGP74.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.32
|
$1.96
EGP100.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$0.68
EGP34.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$0.23
EGP11.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$0.16
EGP8.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.89
|
$0.19
EGP9.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.23
|
$0.22
EGP11.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.19
EGP9.70
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.86
|
$1.01
EGP51.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP388.24
|
$8.12
EGP415.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,763.76
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,855,093.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.46
|
$2.50
EGP127.65
|
|
pay 48.3% less for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,248.09
|
$9.69
EGP495.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,510.66
|
$208.74
EGP10,672.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,065.09
|
$129.60
EGP6,626.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.92
|
$13.65
EGP697.97
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,482.95
|
$87.26
EGP4,461.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,530.49
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,615.79
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.98
|
$1.42
EGP72.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.64
|
$1.54
EGP78.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.63
|
$1.83
EGP93.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.42
|
$18.55
EGP948.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.93
|
$3.04
EGP155.67
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP608.05
|
$37.28
EGP1,906.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.34
|
$49.39
EGP2,525.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.75
|
$97.57
EGP4,988.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,283.31
|
$53.60
EGP2,740.48
|
|
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