Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 45.4% more expensive than Gaborone.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.3% more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 34.2% more in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 32.0% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 71.8% more in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 43.2% more in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.4% more in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 59.1% more in Tirana
The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Tirana are more expensive than in Gaborone.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 62.3% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.39
|
$10.92
ALL1,007
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP81.91
|
$8.73
ALL806
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.37
|
$1.58
ALL146
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 34.2% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.10
|
$1.00
ALL92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.01
|
$6.31
ALL582
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.13
|
$7.59
ALL700
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.29
|
$3.59
ALL331
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.06
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.57
|
$0.74
ALL68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.46
|
$1.15
ALL106
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.07
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
$0.87
ALL80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.48
|
$0.60
ALL55
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.37
|
$7.84
ALL724
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP385.00
|
$17.47
ALL1,611
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP307,179.73
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,719,127
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP266.22
|
$29.47
ALL2,719
|
|
pay 71.8% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,237.68
|
$18.21
ALL1,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,481.37
|
$594.90
ALL54,882
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,047.86
|
$412.58
ALL38,062
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP672.27
|
$78.02
ALL7,198
|
|
pay 43.2% more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,462.24
|
$257.35
ALL23,741
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,100.63
|
$5,375.91
ALL495,948
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.72
|
$2.73
ALL252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.37
|
$1.85
ALL171
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.20
|
$3.82
ALL352
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP439.72
|
$46.89
ALL4,325
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.15
|
$8.73
ALL806
|
|
pay 59.1% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP602.98
|
$64.35
ALL5,936
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP302.79
|
$47.77
ALL4,407
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.00
|
$100.14
ALL9,239
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,272.60
|
$134.06
ALL12,367
|
|
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