Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 19.1% more expensive than 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
MAD50.33
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.40
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.27
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.63
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 46.8% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.34
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.23
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.10
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.92
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD27.95
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.85
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.15
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.65
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.83
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 33.7% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.84
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD251.66
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD342,255.40
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.46
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD376.89
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,969.12
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,258.99
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.18
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,268.05
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,704.44
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.27
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.48
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.76
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD260.84
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.43
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD490.33
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD423.97
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD943.72
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD885.84
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
|
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