Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 69.2% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
|
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