Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 4.4% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 10.3% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 19.5% less for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
|
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