Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 84.3% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
|
pay 61.9% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
|
pay 89.3% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
|
pay 69.9% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
|
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