Cost of living comparison

Georgetown, Guyana

compared to

Gaborone, Botswana

Gaborone vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 25.0% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% less in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 43.6% less in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 19.2% less in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 81.7% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% more in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Gaborone

The cost of entertainment and sports and transportation in Gaborone are more expensive than in Georgetown. Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in Gaborone.

Gaborone vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.4% less for restaurants

	Georgetown	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,480.11	$7.50 BWP104.32	-36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,785.68	$6.00 BWP83.46	-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD252.97	$0.83 BWP11.59	-31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD148.81	$0.49 BWP6.79	-31.5%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 43.6% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD418.79	$0.81 BWP11.31	-59.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,118.29	$3.37 BWP46.88	-37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,570.41	$5.06 BWP70.43	-58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD710.97	$2.29 BWP31.88	-32.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD548.70	$2.27 BWP31.64	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD372.16	$0.77 BWP10.77	-56.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.38	$0.62 BWP8.62	-48.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD354.54	$0.88 BWP12.30	-48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD427.08	$0.65 BWP8.98	-68.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.51	$0.60 BWP8.31	-15.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.41	$0.55 BWP7.62	-41.2%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Georgetown	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD835.55	$4.27 BWP59.47	+6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,952.27	$28.18 BWP392.26	-1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,273,747.73	$22,486.26 BWP312,972.80	+43.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,051.47	$19.49 BWP271.24	-32.8%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 19.2% less for housing

	Georgetown	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,772.58	$90.60 BWP1,261.02	+48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD128,830.26	$254.84 BWP3,547.03	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,695.98	$149.91 BWP2,086.49	-46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,735.37	$49.21 BWP684.95	-19.3%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 81.7% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,061.39	$180.24 BWP2,508.67	-79.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,849,020.96	$3,740.68 BWP52,064.33	-83.9%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD446.42	$2.25 BWP31.30	+5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD810.17	$2.37 BWP32.98	-38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD456.34	$3.75 BWP52.16	+71.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,101.70	$32.19 BWP448.01	-17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,240.06	$6.75 BWP93.89	+13.6%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	Georgetown	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,936.36	$44.14 BWP614.35	+16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,912.49	$22.17 BWP308.50	-57.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,459.99	$76.20 BWP1,060.63	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,864.76	$93.16 BWP1,296.60	+15.3%
Average			-8.8%

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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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