Cost of living in the Botswana

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please tell me cost of living in gaborone

I'm illustrating below the cost of living in Gaborone; hope will be very useful to those planning to come for the first time.

Food and beverages;
A Loaf of bread (700g)P 5.35
A kilo of rice - P 12.00 - P 15.00
Vegetable 1kg depend on the type of vegetable - P 10.00 - P 30.00
Eg: - Carrot 1kg - P 11.00
       Potato 1kg - P 10.00
       Onion 1 kg - P 10.00
Butter 1kg pack - P 30.00 - P 35.00
Jam / Mayonnaise 400g bottle - P 15.00
Sugar 2.5kg pack - P 20.00
Tea tag less 100bag pack - P 24.00
Sunflower oil 2 Ltr - P 35.00
Cheese separately packed 400g pack - P 30.00
1 Lt milk/fruit juice pack - p 12
2 Ltr Coke/Fanta - P 12

Utilities;
16kg gas can - P 350.00
Water bill for an average family max would be P 50.00
Electricity during summer P150 - 250 during winter P250-400 depending on the usage pattern
Internet - recommend to go for Mascom (3.5 G network) as orange reception is not that good (but unlimited access) - Mascom for 2 GB 2 year plan would cost P325 while Orage would cost P 400 a month.
Also BTC (Government ADSL connection) - Would cost P 200 - P 250 (reception is good)

Entertainment;
Movie ticket - P 40.00 you will get all the latest movie in here, but does not have high end techno, but fairly good theatres
A lunch at a restaurant would cost a person P 75 - 100 this will vary even can go up to 150 a person.
You have good pubs and bars like Bull and bush, fashion lounge, Irish pub. Entrance would cost from P 50 - 100 a person

Accommodation and transport;
Accommodation at a hotel per day per person will vary from p 500 - 1000. No 5 star hotels
An average house rent ranging from p 5000 - 8000, there are very expensive houses with swimming pools and nicely maintained gardens but very expensive.
For transport you will get combis and taxis and will cost p3.50 for normal distance, but if you are driving to a specific place in a taxi would cost P25-40 depending on the distance.
Buses are only for long distance travelling, almost all expats are using their own cars

Petrol and diesel 1 Ltr - P 7.50

Health and medical
You better get a medical scheme which cost about P 1000 for 2 people and P1350 for 3 people for a month. This will cover all your medical cost
The medicals are expensive here

So an ordinary person would spend about p 1200-1500 a month for food and beverages and rest as illustrated above

Hope this will be helpful

Cheers