Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

compared to

St. George's, Grenada

St. George's vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 69.2% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 90.8% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 80.2% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in St. George's
Housing: pay 99.2% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 53.5% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in St. George's

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in St. George's are more expensive than in Gaborone. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in St. George's. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Gaborone, you would:

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pay 90.8% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP102.39	$7.40 EC$20.00	-1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.91	$8.33 EC$22.50	+38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.37	$1.85 EC$5.00	+122.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.67	$1.48 EC$4.00	+203.3%
Average			+90.8%

Gaborone vs. St. George's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.2% more for groceries

	Gaborone	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.10	$1.69 EC$4.57	+108.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.01	$4.32 EC$11.68	+28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP69.13	$14.71 EC$39.75	+190.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.29	$3.95 EC$10.67	+72.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.06	$2.60 EC$7.04	+14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.57	$2.48 EC$6.70	+220.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.46	$0.84 EC$2.27	+35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.07	$0.79 EC$2.13	-10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.82	$1.34 EC$3.63	+108.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.16	$0.94 EC$2.54	+57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.48	$0.86 EC$2.33	+57.4%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Gaborone	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.37	$5.18 EC$14.01	+21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP385.00	$37.00 EC$100.00	+31.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP266.22	$199.81 EC$540.00	+925.3%
Average			+247.2%

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pay 99.2% more for housing

	Gaborone	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	$46.87 EC$126.67	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+127.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	$289.85 EC$783.33	+93.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP672.27	$159.51 EC$431.09	+224.1%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 53.5% less for childcare

	Gaborone	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	$55.50 EC$150.00	-69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-37.7%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.72	$2.04 EC$5.50	-9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.37	$4.44 EC$12.00	+87.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP51.20	$1.85 EC$5.00	-50.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP439.72	$37.00 EC$100.00	+15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP92.15	$11.10 EC$30.00	+64.6%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Gaborone	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP602.98	$25.90 EC$70.00	-41.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP302.79	$44.40 EC$120.00	+100.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	$42.55 EC$115.00	-44.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	$75.85 EC$205.00	-18.6%
Average			-1.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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