Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 83.3% more expensive than Gaborone.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.8% more in Saipan
- Groceries
-
pay 2.6 times more in Saipan
- Transportation
-
pay 32.9% more in Saipan
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Saipan
- Childcare
-
pay 60.4% more in Saipan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 78.7% more in Saipan
- Clothing
-
pay 0.1% less in Saipan
The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Saipan are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saipan.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP100.65
|
$8.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP80.52
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.18
|
$1.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.55
|
$0.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP10.91
|
$3.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP45.23
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP67.95
|
$8.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP30.76
|
$6.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP30.53
|
$6.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.39
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.31
|
$1.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP11.87
|
$2.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.67
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.02
|
$0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.35
|
$1.03
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP57.38
|
$5.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP378.44
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP301,946.73
|
$36,999.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP261.69
|
$21.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,216.59
|
$60.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,422.06
|
$625.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,012.98
|
$450.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP660.82
|
$254.42
|
|
pay 60.4% more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,420.29
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP50,230.10
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.19
|
$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP31.82
|
$4.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP50.32
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP432.23
|
$47.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP90.58
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP592.71
|
$30.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP297.63
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,023.26
|
$70.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,250.92
|
$55.00
|
|
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