Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 41.8% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.26
|
$4.42
BWP58.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.58
|
$5.60
BWP73.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.49
|
$0.74
BWP9.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.39
|
$0.48
BWP6.32
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.25
|
$0.77
BWP10.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.12
|
$3.31
BWP43.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP5.73
|
$4.67
BWP61.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.85
|
$2.10
BWP27.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP2.92
|
$2.18
BWP28.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.55
|
$0.78
BWP10.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.16
|
$0.62
BWP8.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.21
|
$0.75
BWP9.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.87
|
$0.60
BWP7.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.77
|
$0.65
BWP8.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.65
|
$0.60
BWP7.98
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.34
|
$4.26
BWP56.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.11
|
$24.02
BWP317.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP23,321.67
|
$18,422.24
BWP243,140.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP18.75
|
$19.16
BWP252.87
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP40.17
|
$64.48
BWP850.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,236.13
|
$245.63
BWP3,241.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,190.42
|
$142.77
BWP1,884.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP65.95
|
$40.25
BWP531.22
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP605.08
|
$176.76
BWP2,332.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,364.88
|
$4,452.65
BWP58,767.15
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.08
|
$2.03
BWP26.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.24
|
$2.28
BWP30.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.41
|
$4.42
BWP58.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP53.27
|
$33.69
BWP444.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.05
|
$6.63
BWP87.53
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP94.12
|
$40.53
BWP534.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP31.37
|
$23.90
BWP315.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP96.02
|
$62.23
BWP821.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP85.24
|
$71.58
BWP944.78
|
|
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