Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 61.7% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 48.4% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 43.1% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 8.7% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.3% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 14.4% less in Kingston

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Kingston are more expensive than in Gaborone. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Kingston. Notably, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kingston.

Kingston vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.4% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP102.39	$7.52 JMD1,181.92	+0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.91	$8.62 JMD1,354.28	+43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.37	$1.41 JMD221.99	+69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.67	$0.88 JMD137.89	+79.8%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Gaborone	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.10	$3.54 JMD556.71	+335.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.01	$6.58 JMD1,033.55	+95.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP69.13	$15.26 JMD2,398.23	+201.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.29	$4.27 JMD671.39	+86.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.06	$2.97 JMD466.56	+30.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.57	$2.70 JMD424.67	+249.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.46	$1.39 JMD217.84	+123.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.07	$1.82 JMD286.59	+106.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.82	$1.59 JMD250.42	+146.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.16	$1.04 JMD163.81	+74.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.48	$0.95 JMD149.09	+73.2%
Average			+138.5%

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pay 43.1% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.37	$4.83 JMD759.84	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP385.00	$37.59 JMD5,909.58	+33.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	$42,920.30 JMD6,746,766.04	+90.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP266.22	$26.32 JMD4,136.70	+35.0%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Gaborone	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	$52.89 JMD8,313.60	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	$874.50 JMD137,465.33	+243.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	$425.21 JMD66,839.37	+183.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP672.27	$118.83 JMD18,678.90	+141.5%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 8.7% less for childcare

	Gaborone	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	$227.66 JMD35,785.77	+26.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	$2,105.29 JMD330,936.26	-43.7%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.72	$3.13 JMD492.46	+39.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.37	$4.28 JMD673.25	+80.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP51.20	$8.77 JMD1,378.90	+134.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP439.72	$69.97 JMD10,998.38	+117.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP92.15	$13.16 JMD2,068.35	+95.1%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

	Gaborone	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP602.98	$26.32 JMD4,136.70	-40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP302.79	$25.59 JMD4,021.79	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	$71.01 JMD11,162.53	-6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	$68.92 JMD10,834.22	-26.0%
Average			-14.4%

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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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