Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 50.2% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.03
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP74.78
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP9.94
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.40
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.28
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP62.41
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.04
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.12
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.40
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.28
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.07
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP7.98
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.64
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.08
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 45.9% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP56.83
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP860.91
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,279.65
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,906.30
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,360.12
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP59,451.93
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.06
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.38
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.03
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP449.86
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP88.55
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP541.14
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP319.06
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP830.85
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP955.78
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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