Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 66.7% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 6.5% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 17.8% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.5% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Yerevan

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

Yerevan vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.5% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP102.39	$11.57 AMD4,532.40	+54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.91	$9.00 AMD3,525.20	+50.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.37	$0.99 AMD388.89	+19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.67	$0.60 AMD233.80	+22.4%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 6.5% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.10	$0.86 AMD338.13	+6.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.01	$4.04 AMD1,580.13	+19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP69.13	$6.24 AMD2,443.51	+23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.29	$2.46 AMD964.28	+7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.06	$3.37 AMD1,321.46	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.57	$0.56 AMD218.63	-27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.46	$0.83 AMD323.09	+33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.07	$0.79 AMD309.50	-10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.82	$1.01 AMD394.95	+56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.16	$0.34 AMD131.43	-43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.48	$0.32 AMD125.78	-41.3%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.37	$5.29 AMD2,072.04	+23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP385.00	$12.86 AMD5,036.00	-54.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	$30,864.95 AMD12,086,405.84	+37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP266.22	$4.27 AMD1,671.95	-78.1%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Gaborone	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	$22.21 AMD8,698.79	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	$931.30 AMD364,687.23	+265.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	$625.77 AMD245,044.24	+317.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP672.27	$98.60 AMD38,611.54	+100.4%
Average			+151.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	$374.24 AMD146,547.67	+107.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	$9,037.50 AMD3,538,995.98	+141.6%
Average			+124.6%

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pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.72	$2.06 AMD805.76	-8.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.37	$3.76 AMD1,473.26	+58.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP51.20	$2.57 AMD1,007.20	-31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP439.72	$106.02 AMD41,514.59	+229.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP92.15	$7.72 AMD3,021.60	+14.4%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Gaborone	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP602.98	$111.12 AMD43,512.51	+151.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP302.79	$63.96 AMD25,044.40	+188.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	$139.93 AMD54,793.61	+83.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	$119.43 AMD46,769.14	+28.2%
Average			+113.0%

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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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