Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 19.1% more expensive than Rabat.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.8% more in Gaborone
- Groceries
-
pay 46.8% more in Gaborone
- Transportation
-
pay 33.7% more in Gaborone
- Housing
-
pay 34.9% more in Gaborone
- Childcare
-
pay 5.2% more in Gaborone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4% more in Gaborone
- Clothing
-
pay 17.9% less in Gaborone
The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Gaborone are more expensive than in Rabat.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 28.8% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD46.28
|
$7.50
BWP100.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD55.54
|
$6.00
BWP80.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD5.77
|
$0.83
BWP11.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.34
|
$0.49
BWP6.55
|
|
pay 46.8% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD3.99
|
$0.81
BWP10.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD50.79
|
$3.37
BWP45.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD27.68
|
$5.06
BWP67.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD16.48
|
$2.29
BWP30.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD25.70
|
$2.27
BWP30.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.30
|
$0.77
BWP10.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD5.65
|
$0.62
BWP8.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.36
|
$0.88
BWP11.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.52
|
$0.65
BWP8.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD2.84
|
$0.60
BWP8.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD2.93
|
$0.55
BWP7.35
|
|
pay 33.7% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD51.35
|
$4.27
BWP57.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD231.41
|
$28.18
BWP378.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD314,721.73
|
$22,486.26
BWP301,946.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD63.87
|
$19.49
BWP261.69
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD346.57
|
$90.60
BWP1,216.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,649.82
|
$254.84
BWP3,422.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,077.26
|
$149.91
BWP2,012.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD268.68
|
$49.21
BWP660.82
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,166.04
|
$180.24
BWP2,420.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD50,303.59
|
$3,740.68
BWP50,230.10
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD37.03
|
$2.25
BWP30.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD16.07
|
$2.37
BWP31.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD36.56
|
$3.75
BWP50.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD239.86
|
$32.19
BWP432.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD60.17
|
$6.75
BWP90.58
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD450.88
|
$44.14
BWP592.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD389.86
|
$22.17
BWP297.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD867.80
|
$76.20
BWP1,023.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD814.57
|
$93.16
BWP1,250.92
|
|
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