Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 53.8% more expensive than Gaborone.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.4% more in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 39.2% more in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 56.4% more in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 85.7% more in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 82.9% more in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.9% more in Santo Domingo
- Clothing
-
pay 64.9% more in Santo Domingo
The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 32.4% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP100.26
|
$10.23
DOP604.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP80.21
|
$6.60
DOP389.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.14
|
$1.05
DOP62.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.53
|
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP10.87
|
$1.90
DOP112.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP45.05
|
$3.22
DOP189.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP67.69
|
$4.91
DOP289.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP30.64
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP30.41
|
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.35
|
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.28
|
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP11.82
|
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.63
|
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP7.99
|
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.32
|
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP57.16
|
$4.80
DOP283.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP376.99
|
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP300,787.81
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP260.68
|
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
|
pay 85.7% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,211.92
|
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,408.93
|
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,005.25
|
$411.15
DOP24,271.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP658.28
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
|
pay 82.9% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,411.00
|
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP50,037.30
|
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
|
|
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.08
|
$2.48
DOP146.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP31.69
|
$2.58
DOP152.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP50.13
|
$4.54
DOP267.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP430.57
|
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP90.24
|
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
|
pay 64.9% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP590.44
|
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP296.49
|
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,019.34
|
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,246.12
|
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
|
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