Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 56.0% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
|
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
UZS64,472.97
|
$7.50
BWP102.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,304.62
|
$6.00
BWP81.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
UZS7,343.79
|
$0.83
BWP11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,175.10
|
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
UZS6,262.32
|
$0.81
BWP11.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
UZS45,855.85
|
$3.37
BWP46.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,014.88
|
$5.06
BWP69.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
UZS21,557.26
|
$2.29
BWP31.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,482.00
|
$2.27
BWP31.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
UZS7,831.13
|
$0.77
BWP10.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,844.15
|
$0.62
BWP8.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
UZS12,421.80
|
$0.88
BWP12.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,301.37
|
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,758.78
|
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,221.33
|
$0.55
BWP7.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,337.41
|
$4.27
BWP58.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
UZS137,432.24
|
$28.18
BWP385.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,484.77
UZS237,088,484.76
|
$22,486.26
BWP307,432.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.02
UZS38,799.12
|
$19.49
BWP266.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.73
UZS163,274.23
|
$90.60
BWP1,238.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.57
UZS8,421,319.32
|
$254.84
BWP3,484.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.70
UZS5,331,849.05
|
$149.91
BWP2,049.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
UZS409,263.03
|
$49.21
BWP672.82
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.58
UZS3,765,533.66
|
$180.24
BWP2,464.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,476.32
UZS121,544,798.01
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,142.69
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,957.35
|
$2.25
BWP30.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,123.19
|
$2.37
BWP32.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,652.31
|
$3.75
BWP51.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.19
UZS605,279.67
|
$32.19
BWP440.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
UZS64,130.77
|
$6.75
BWP92.23
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Gaborone
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.56
UZS686,907.91
|
$44.14
BWP603.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
UZS709,463.28
|
$22.17
BWP303.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.15
UZS1,310,212.42
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.71
UZS1,727,827.11
|
$93.16
BWP1,273.65
|
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