Cost of living comparison
Managua is 19.8% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Managua instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 45.4% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
?? | |
pay 16.9% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 1.0% less for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 82.5% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
|
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