Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Gaborone, Botswana

Gaborone vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 1.1% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% more in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 4.2% more in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Gaborone
Housing: pay 34.6% more in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 33.9% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% less in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Gaborone

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

Gaborone vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.5% more for restaurants

	Lima	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN18.89	$7.50 BWP101.94	+43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.04	$6.00 BWP81.55	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN2.99	$0.83 BWP11.32	+0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.84	$0.49 BWP6.64	-4.1%
Average			+9.5%

Lima vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% more for groceries

	Lima	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.76	$0.81 BWP11.05	-66.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.26	$3.37 BWP45.81	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN17.91	$5.06 BWP68.82	+2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.78	$2.29 BWP31.16	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.13	$2.27 BWP30.92	+1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.16	$0.77 BWP10.53	-11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.82	$0.62 BWP8.42	+22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.74	$0.88 BWP12.02	+83.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.89	$0.65 BWP8.78	+23.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.93	$0.60 BWP8.12	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.72	$0.55 BWP7.45	+15.0%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Lima	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.47	$4.27 BWP58.12	-20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN86.24	$28.18 BWP383.30	+18.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN83,750.68	$22,486.26 BWP305,825.54	-2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN72.83	$19.49 BWP265.05	-3.2%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 34.6% more for housing

	Lima	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN96.04	$90.60 BWP1,232.22	+241.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,081.08	$254.84 BWP3,466.02	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,315.02	$149.91 BWP2,038.84	-58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN159.11	$49.21 BWP669.30	+11.8%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 33.9% less for childcare

	Lima	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN772.59	$180.24 BWP2,451.38	-15.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,268.25	$3,740.68 BWP50,875.35	-52.2%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.67	$2.25 BWP30.58	+6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.47	$2.37 BWP32.22	-9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.16	$3.75 BWP50.97	-29.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN110.33	$32.19 BWP437.78	+5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN28.75	$6.75 BWP91.75	-15.2%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Lima	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN154.72	$44.14 BWP600.32	+3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN126.48	$22.17 BWP301.46	-36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN308.08	$76.20 BWP1,036.41	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN341.14	$93.16 BWP1,266.99	-1.3%
Average			-11.3%

Lima vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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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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