Cost of living comparison
Riga is 87.3% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Riga instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 74.4% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$8.33
€7.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$1.44
€1.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$1.56
€1.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$5.73
€5.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$4.85
€4.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$2.86
€2.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$3.19
€3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$6.77
€6.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$28,026.61
€26,579.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$11.25
€10.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$17.68
€16.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$536.44
€508.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$367.73
€348.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$244.58
€231.95
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$538.03
€510.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$13,487.73
€12,791.25
|
|
pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$4.82
€4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$3.39
€3.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$5.25
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$46.01
€43.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 58.5% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$81.84
€77.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$43.77
€41.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$92.38
€87.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$121.02
€114.77
|
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