Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 98.5% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.48
|
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP81.98
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.38
|
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.11
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.05
|
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.18
|
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.32
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.08
|
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.58
|
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.47
|
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.08
|
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.49
|
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.42
|
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP385.32
|
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP307,432.59
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP266.44
|
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
|
pay 55.3% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,238.70
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,484.24
|
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,049.55
|
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP672.82
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,464.26
|
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,142.69
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.74
|
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.39
|
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.24
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP440.08
|
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.23
|
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP603.48
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.04
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.85
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,273.65
|
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
|
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