Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 35.4% cheaper than Stockholm.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.9% less in Gaborone
- Groceries
-
pay 40.1% less in Gaborone
- Transportation
-
pay 39.2% less in Gaborone
- Housing
-
pay 15.6% less in Gaborone
- Childcare
-
pay 5.0% less in Gaborone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.6% less in Gaborone
- Clothing
-
pay 43.6% less in Gaborone
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Gaborone.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK138.74
|
$7.50
BWP102.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK101.74
|
$6.00
BWP81.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK25.68
|
$0.83
BWP11.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK21.32
|
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK26.59
|
$0.81
BWP11.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK52.98
|
$3.37
BWP46.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK54.41
|
$5.06
BWP69.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK38.29
|
$2.29
BWP31.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK51.52
|
$2.27
BWP31.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK13.87
|
$0.77
BWP10.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK10.99
|
$0.62
BWP8.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK13.64
|
$0.88
BWP12.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK17.84
|
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.10
|
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK7.90
|
$0.55
BWP7.48
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK66.80
|
$4.27
BWP58.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK943.45
|
$28.18
BWP385.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK285,809.66
|
$22,486.26
BWP307,179.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK276.56
|
$19.49
BWP266.22
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK335.34
|
$90.60
BWP1,237.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK15,445.16
|
$254.84
BWP3,481.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK9,664.72
|
$149.91
BWP2,047.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,398.27
|
$49.21
BWP672.27
|
|
pay 5.0% less for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,447.26
|
$180.24
BWP2,462.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK57,346.92
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,100.63
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK73.07
|
$2.25
BWP30.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK42.77
|
$2.37
BWP32.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK65.67
|
$3.75
BWP51.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK400.37
|
$32.19
BWP439.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK156.32
|
$6.75
BWP92.15
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK903.80
|
$44.14
BWP602.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK431.96
|
$22.17
BWP302.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,063.45
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,745.07
|
$93.16
BWP1,272.60
|
|
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