Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 19.5% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.05
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.65
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.82
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES722.48
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.19
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.21
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.33
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.58
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.93
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.08
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.36
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.90
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES798.05
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 49.9% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.83
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.63
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 64.8% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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