Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 3.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Albania, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 88.5% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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