Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 21.2% more expensive than Gaborone.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.8% more in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 4.1% more in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 20.0% more in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 58.6% more in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 24.2% more in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.8% less in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 23.5% more in Pretoria
The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Pretoria are more expensive than in Gaborone.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.39
|
$8.52
ZAR155.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP81.91
|
$4.68
ZAR85.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.37
|
$1.01
ZAR18.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
$0.81
ZAR14.85
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.10
|
$1.07
ZAR19.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.01
|
$3.70
ZAR67.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.13
|
$4.91
ZAR89.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.29
|
$2.35
ZAR42.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.06
|
$2.08
ZAR37.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.57
|
$0.69
ZAR12.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.46
|
$0.68
ZAR12.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.07
|
$0.73
ZAR13.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
$0.75
ZAR13.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
$0.64
ZAR11.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.48
|
$0.58
ZAR10.66
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.37
|
$5.05
ZAR92.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP385.00
|
$65.32
ZAR1,194.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP307,179.73
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,060.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP266.22
|
$8.78
ZAR160.51
|
|
pay 58.6% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,237.68
|
$39.13
ZAR715.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,481.37
|
$416.34
ZAR7,614.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,047.86
|
$379.25
ZAR6,936.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP672.27
|
$86.03
ZAR1,573.48
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,462.24
|
$216.65
ZAR3,962.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,100.63
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,799.42
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.72
|
$2.39
ZAR43.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.37
|
$2.00
ZAR36.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.20
|
$2.95
ZAR54.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP439.72
|
$34.21
ZAR625.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.15
|
$7.81
ZAR142.84
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP602.98
|
$49.09
ZAR897.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP302.79
|
$34.65
ZAR633.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.00
|
$92.30
ZAR1,688.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,272.60
|
$98.31
ZAR1,798.05
|
|
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