Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 49.3% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.91
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.95
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 51.5% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.03
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.12
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.72
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.56
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.22
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.18
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.90
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,333.19
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.22
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.21
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,538.79
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN982.17
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.76
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN988.79
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,654.04
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.71
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.53
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.98
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.95
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.96
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN205.39
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.58
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN349.21
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN321.08
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
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