Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 45.6% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 44.1% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
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