Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 11.8% cheaper than Tirana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.6% less in Gaborone
- Groceries
-
pay 20.0% less in Gaborone
- Transportation
-
pay 10.4% less in Gaborone
- Housing
-
pay 60.0% more in Gaborone
- Childcare
-
pay 30.2% less in Gaborone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.2% less in Gaborone
- Clothing
-
pay 34.9% less in Gaborone
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Gaborone.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL907
|
$7.50
BWP99.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL726
|
$6.00
BWP79.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL131
|
$0.83
BWP11.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL68
|
$0.49
BWP6.46
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL83
|
$0.81
BWP10.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL525
|
$3.37
BWP44.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL631
|
$5.06
BWP67.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL298
|
$2.29
BWP30.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL294
|
$2.27
BWP30.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL61
|
$0.77
BWP10.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL96
|
$0.62
BWP8.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL68
|
$0.88
BWP11.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL72
|
$0.65
BWP8.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL42
|
$0.60
BWP7.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL50
|
$0.55
BWP7.25
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL652
|
$4.27
BWP56.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,452
|
$28.18
BWP373.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,449,654
|
$22,486.26
BWP297,741.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,450
|
$19.49
BWP258.04
|
|
pay 60.0% more for housing
Tirana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,513
|
$90.60
BWP1,199.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL49,443
|
$254.84
BWP3,374.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL34,290
|
$149.91
BWP1,984.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL6,485
|
$49.21
BWP651.61
|
|
pay 30.2% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL21,388
|
$180.24
BWP2,386.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL446,798
|
$3,740.68
BWP49,530.54
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL227
|
$2.25
BWP29.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL154
|
$2.37
BWP31.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL318
|
$3.75
BWP49.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL3,897
|
$32.19
BWP426.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL726
|
$6.75
BWP89.32
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,348
|
$44.14
BWP584.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL3,971
|
$22.17
BWP293.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL8,323
|
$76.20
BWP1,009.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL11,142
|
$93.16
BWP1,233.50
|
|
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