Cost of living comparison

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Moroni is 74.5% more expensive than Gaborone.

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

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pay 41.3% more for restaurants

 
Gaborone
Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
BWP103.18
$1.61
KMF758
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
BWP82.55
$7.62
KMF3,595
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
BWP11.46
$1.55
KMF731

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pay 80.3% more for groceries

 
Gaborone
Moroni
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
BWP11.18
$0.61
KMF288
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
BWP46.36
$5.14
KMF2,423
Milk (1 gallon) $5.06
BWP69.66
$15.61
KMF7,362

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

 
Gaborone
Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.27
BWP58.82
$10.91
KMF5,148
Monthly public transit pass $28.18
BWP387.97
$30.95
KMF14,599
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Gaborone
Moroni
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
$155.86
KMF73,527
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.84
BWP3,508.25
$696.65
KMF328,634
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $149.91
BWP2,063.67
$578.75
KMF273,019

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Gaborone
Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.24
BWP2,481.25
$381.55
KMF179,991
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745

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pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Gaborone
Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
BWP30.96
$1.57
KMF741
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
BWP32.62
$2.98
KMF1,408
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.75
BWP51.59
$1.88
KMF885

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pay 54.4% more for clothing

 
Gaborone
Moroni
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.14
BWP607.64
$57.88
KMF27,302
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.17
BWP305.13
$57.88
KMF27,302
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
$105.03
KMF49,548

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