Cost of living comparison

 Gaborone, Botswana
compared to
 Dublin, Ireland
Dublin vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Dublin is 3.2 times more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants
pay 2.9 times more in Dublin
Groceries
pay 65.8% more in Dublin
Transportation
pay 2.3 times more in Dublin
Housing
pay 6.4 times more in Dublin
Childcare
pay 4.9 times more in Dublin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Dublin
Clothing
pay 63.5% more in Dublin

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Dublin are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Dublin.

Dublin vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dublin instead of Gaborone, you would:

pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Gaborone
Dublin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
BWP101.88
$21.44
€19.64
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
BWP81.50
$10.72
€9.82
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
BWP11.32
$2.46
€2.26

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pay 65.8% more for groceries

 
Gaborone
Dublin
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
BWP11.04
$1.85
€1.69
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
BWP45.78
$3.60
€3.30
Milk (1 gallon) $5.06
BWP68.78
$5.32
€4.87

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

 
Gaborone
Dublin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.27
BWP58.08
$7.19
€6.59
Monthly public transit pass $28.18
BWP383.06
$123.25
€112.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,486.26
BWP305,636.11
$39,306.91
€36,006.90

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pay 6.4 times more for housing

 
Gaborone
Dublin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$90.60
BWP1,231.46
$55.82
€51.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.84
BWP3,463.88
$2,138.28
€1,958.76
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $149.91
BWP2,037.57
$1,827.10
€1,673.71

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

 
Gaborone
Dublin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.24
BWP2,449.86
$1,307.98
€1,198.17
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,740.68
BWP50,843.84
$9,645.87
€8,836.05

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Gaborone
Dublin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
BWP30.56
$7.50
€6.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
BWP32.20
$4.33
€3.97
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.75
BWP50.94
$17.68
€16.20

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pay 63.5% more for clothing

 
Gaborone
Dublin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.14
BWP599.95
$96.07
€88.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.17
BWP301.27
$41.10
€37.65
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.20
BWP1,035.77
$97.72
€89.52

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