Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 98.3% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$5.64
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$4.49
€4.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$2.68
€2.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
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pay 14.8% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$6.92
€6.57
|
|
| 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
|
$29,580.66
€28,053.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$10.07
€9.55
|
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pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$29.49
€27.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$743.73
€705.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$530.91
€503.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$240.91
€228.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$522.95
€495.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$7,258.22
€6,883.42
|
|
pay 76.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$5.89
€5.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$52.89
€50.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 55.7% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$92.77
€87.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$37.65
€35.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$90.51
€85.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$115.44
€109.48
|
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