Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

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Tbilisi vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Tbilisi is 29.4% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in Tbilisi
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Tbilisi
Transportation: pay 22.1% less in Tbilisi
Housing: pay 82.6% more in Tbilisi
Childcare: pay 42.0% more in Tbilisi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Tbilisi
Clothing: pay 72.2% more in Tbilisi

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Tbilisi are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Tbilisi.

Tbilisi vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Gaborone, you would:

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pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Tbilisi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP102.39	$11.03 GEL30.61	+47.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.91	$8.04 GEL22.32	+34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.37	$0.88 GEL2.45	+6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.67	$0.42 GEL1.17	-13.9%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Tbilisi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.10	$0.62 GEL1.73	-23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.01	$4.05 GEL11.24	+20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP69.13	$7.35 GEL20.40	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.29	$2.49 GEL6.91	+8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.06	$2.88 GEL7.99	+26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.57	$0.65 GEL1.80	-16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.46	$0.78 GEL2.16	+25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.07	$0.74 GEL2.04	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.82	$0.87 GEL2.41	+34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.16	$0.29 GEL0.81	-51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.48	$0.32 GEL0.90	-40.7%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Tbilisi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.37	$4.59 GEL12.74	+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP385.00	$14.71 GEL40.81	-47.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	$25,735.29 GEL71,415.44	+14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP266.22	$7.35 GEL20.40	-62.3%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 82.6% more for housing

	Gaborone	Tbilisi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	$18.50 GEL51.32	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	$721.59 GEL2,002.40	+183.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	$469.79 GEL1,303.68	+213.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP672.27	$55.81 GEL154.86	+13.4%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 42.0% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Tbilisi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	$238.97 GEL663.14	+32.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	$5,659.47 GEL15,705.02	+51.3%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Tbilisi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.72	$1.84 GEL5.10	-18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.37	$3.27 GEL9.07	+38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP51.20	$2.94 GEL8.16	-21.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP439.72	$51.85 GEL143.88	+61.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP92.15	$6.62 GEL18.36	-1.9%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 72.2% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Tbilisi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP602.98	$76.57 GEL212.47	+73.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP302.79	$48.19 GEL133.72	+117.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	$122.92 GEL341.09	+61.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	$127.17 GEL352.90	+36.5%
Average			+72.2%

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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: April 2025

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