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
BWP103.18
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 42.9% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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