Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 91.6% more expensive than Mogadishu.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.0% more in Gaborone
- Groceries
-
pay 16.3% more in Gaborone
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Gaborone
- Housing
-
pay 60.2% more in Gaborone
- Childcare
-
pay 3.3 times more in Gaborone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.8% more in Gaborone
- Clothing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Gaborone
The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Gaborone are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Notably, childcare, transportation, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Gaborone.
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
SOS1,714
|
$7.50
BWP102.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,000
|
$6.00
BWP81.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.83
BWP11.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS286
|
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS667
|
$0.81
BWP11.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,071
|
$3.37
BWP46.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,028
|
$5.06
BWP69.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,042
|
$2.29
BWP31.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,080
|
$2.27
BWP31.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS800
|
$0.77
BWP10.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.62
BWP8.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
$0.88
BWP12.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.55
BWP7.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,235
|
$4.27
BWP58.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,429
|
$28.18
BWP385.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,285,933
|
$22,486.26
BWP307,179.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,314
|
$19.49
BWP266.22
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,287
|
$90.60
BWP1,237.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,862
|
$254.84
BWP3,481.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,669
|
$149.91
BWP2,047.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,723
|
$49.21
BWP672.27
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,145
|
$180.24
BWP2,462.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,740
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,100.63
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$2.25
BWP30.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS786
|
$2.37
BWP32.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS966
|
$3.75
BWP51.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,286
|
$32.19
BWP439.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.75
BWP92.15
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,477
|
$44.14
BWP602.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,905
|
$22.17
BWP302.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,953
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,478
|
$93.16
BWP1,272.60
|
|
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