Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 41.0% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 61.7% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.65
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.26
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.79
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.85
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.28
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€6.08
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.36
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.31
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€40.08
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,609.12
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.26
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€35.05
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,061.83
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€774.94
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€233.97
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€262.44
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,977.80
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.47
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€43.59
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Gaborone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€100.21
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.89
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€91.48
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€118.01
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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