Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 81.6% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$4.42
BWP59.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$5.60
BWP74.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.74
BWP9.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.48
BWP6.40
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$0.77
BWP10.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$4.67
BWP62.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$2.10
BWP28.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$2.18
BWP29.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$0.78
BWP10.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.62
BWP8.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$0.75
BWP10.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$0.60
BWP7.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.65
BWP8.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.60
BWP8.08
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$4.26
BWP56.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$64.48
BWP860.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$245.63
BWP3,279.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$142.77
BWP1,906.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$176.76
BWP2,360.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$4,452.65
BWP59,451.93
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$2.03
BWP27.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$2.28
BWP30.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$4.42
BWP59.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$33.69
BWP449.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.63
BWP88.55
|
|
pay 75.0% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$40.53
BWP541.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$23.90
BWP319.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$62.23
BWP830.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$71.58
BWP955.78
|
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