Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 17.9% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 42.9% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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