Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 23.1% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.0% less in Gaborone
- Groceries
-
pay 44.3% less in Gaborone
- Transportation
-
pay 5.6% less in Gaborone
- Housing
-
pay 18.9% less in Gaborone
- Childcare
-
pay 21.0% less in Gaborone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.2% less in Gaborone
- Clothing
-
pay 26.9% less in Gaborone
Expenses including groceries, clothing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Gaborone.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.49
|
$7.50
BWP104.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.63
|
$6.00
BWP83.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$0.83
BWP11.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.52
|
$0.49
BWP6.79
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
$0.81
BWP11.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.66
|
$3.37
BWP46.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.58
|
$5.06
BWP70.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.22
|
$2.29
BWP31.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.92
|
$2.27
BWP31.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.14
|
$0.77
BWP10.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.53
|
$0.62
BWP8.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.64
|
$0.88
BWP12.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.98
|
$0.65
BWP8.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.17
|
$0.60
BWP8.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
$0.55
BWP7.62
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.82
|
$4.27
BWP59.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD655.17
|
$28.18
BWP392.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD228,315.67
|
$22,486.26
BWP312,972.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.45
|
$19.49
BWP271.24
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD390.62
|
$90.60
BWP1,261.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,330.55
|
$254.84
BWP3,547.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,895.31
|
$149.91
BWP2,086.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD363.29
|
$49.21
BWP684.95
|
|
pay 21.0% less for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,556.77
|
$180.24
BWP2,508.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,026.24
|
$3,740.68
BWP52,064.33
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.91
|
$2.25
BWP31.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.21
|
$2.37
BWP32.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.71
|
$3.75
BWP52.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD344.33
|
$32.19
BWP448.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.56
|
$6.75
BWP93.89
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD379.29
|
$44.14
BWP614.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD275.74
|
$22.17
BWP308.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD711.42
|
$76.20
BWP1,060.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD731.87
|
$93.16
BWP1,296.60
|
|
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