Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 24.3% cheaper than Zagreb.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.5% less in Gaborone
- Groceries
-
pay 16.2% less in Gaborone
- Transportation
-
pay 1.7% less in Gaborone
- Housing
-
pay 3.9% more in Gaborone
- Childcare
-
pay 56.0% less in Gaborone
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.4% less in Gaborone
- Clothing
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pay 32.5% less in Gaborone
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Gaborone.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK68.57
|
$7.50
BWP99.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK54.86
|
$6.00
BWP79.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK18.25
|
$0.83
BWP11.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK12.47
|
$0.49
BWP6.46
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK10.27
|
$0.81
BWP10.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK30.12
|
$3.37
BWP44.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK29.16
|
$5.06
BWP67.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK21.58
|
$2.29
BWP30.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK25.19
|
$2.27
BWP30.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK4.62
|
$0.77
BWP10.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK4.57
|
$0.62
BWP8.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.28
|
$0.88
BWP11.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK7.35
|
$0.65
BWP8.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.45
|
$0.60
BWP7.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK3.67
|
$0.55
BWP7.25
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK38.72
|
$4.27
BWP56.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK342.86
|
$28.18
BWP373.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK198,859.56
|
$22,486.26
BWP297,741.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK63.09
|
$19.49
BWP258.04
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK179.91
|
$90.60
BWP1,199.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK4,676.98
|
$254.84
BWP3,374.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK3,733.01
|
$149.91
BWP1,984.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK962.95
|
$49.21
BWP651.61
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,212.02
|
$180.24
BWP2,386.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK66,482.68
|
$3,740.68
BWP49,530.54
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK20.57
|
$2.25
BWP29.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK13.34
|
$2.37
BWP31.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK33.60
|
$3.75
BWP49.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK282.22
|
$32.19
BWP426.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK48.00
|
$6.75
BWP89.32
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK586.01
|
$44.14
BWP584.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK253.80
|
$22.17
BWP293.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK570.20
|
$76.20
BWP1,009.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK742.72
|
$93.16
BWP1,233.50
|
|
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