Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 17.9% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.03
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP74.78
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP9.94
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.40
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.28
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP62.41
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.04
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.12
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.40
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.28
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.07
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP7.98
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.64
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.08
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP56.83
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP860.91
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,279.65
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,906.30
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,360.12
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP59,451.93
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.06
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.38
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.03
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP449.86
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP88.55
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP541.14
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP319.06
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP830.85
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP955.78
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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