Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 91.6% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 63.0% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,708
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,992
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS664
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,067
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,017
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,038
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS797
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS525
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,227
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,384
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,269,184
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,302
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,211
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,460
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,487
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,490
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,980
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,764
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,277
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS783
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS962
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,436
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,851
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,902
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,328
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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