Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

compared to

Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 98.5% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 94.2% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 55.3% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 29.6% more in Georgetown

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

Georgetown vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.2% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP102.39	$11.88 GYD2,485.15	+58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.91	$8.55 GYD1,789.31	+42.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.37	$1.21 GYD253.49	+45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.67	$0.71 GYD149.11	+46.1%
Average			+48.2%

Gaborone vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.2% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.10	$2.01 GYD419.64	+146.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.01	$5.36 GYD1,120.57	+59.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP69.13	$12.31 GYD2,575.63	+143.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.29	$3.41 GYD712.41	+48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.06	$2.63 GYD549.82	+15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.57	$1.78 GYD372.92	+130.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.46	$1.20 GYD251.89	+94.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.07	$1.70 GYD355.26	+92.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.82	$2.05 GYD427.95	+217.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.16	$0.71 GYD147.81	+18.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.48	$0.93 GYD194.80	+70.0%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.37	$4.00 GYD837.25	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP385.00	$28.51 GYD5,964.36	+1.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	$15,680.67 GYD3,280,399.72	-30.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP266.22	$28.99 GYD6,063.77	+48.7%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 55.3% more for housing

	Gaborone	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	$61.18 GYD12,798.53	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	$617.07 GYD129,092.03	+142.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	$281.14 GYD58,815.25	+87.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP672.27	$61.00 GYD12,761.25	+24.0%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	$876.83 GYD183,433.36	+386.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	$23,225.94 GYD4,858,873.77	+520.9%
Average			+453.7%

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.72	$2.14 GYD447.33	-4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.37	$3.88 GYD811.82	+63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP51.20	$2.19 GYD457.27	-41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP439.72	$38.81 GYD8,118.16	+20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP92.15	$5.94 GYD1,242.58	-12.0%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 29.6% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP602.98	$38.01 GYD7,952.48	-13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP302.79	$52.27 GYD10,934.67	+135.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	$83.63 GYD17,495.47	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	$80.78 GYD16,899.03	-13.3%
Average			+29.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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