Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 41.3% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.0% less in Botswana
- Groceries
-
pay 43.2% less in Botswana
- Transportation
-
pay 23.5% less in Botswana
- Housing
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pay 19.8% less in Botswana
- Childcare
-
pay 66.2% less in Botswana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.1% less in Botswana
- Clothing
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pay 33.2% less in Botswana
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Botswana.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Austria, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.67
|
$7.50
BWP102.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.45
|
$6.00
BWP81.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.77
|
$0.83
BWP11.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.13
|
$0.49
BWP6.65
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.23
|
$0.81
BWP11.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.24
|
$3.37
BWP45.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.99
|
$5.06
BWP68.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.60
|
$2.29
BWP31.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.39
|
$2.27
BWP30.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.02
|
$0.77
BWP10.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.21
|
$0.88
BWP12.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.67
|
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.60
BWP8.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.55
BWP7.46
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.60
|
$4.27
BWP58.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€43.45
|
$28.18
BWP383.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,813.11
|
$22,486.26
BWP306,233.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.96
|
$19.49
BWP265.40
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€32.04
|
$90.60
BWP1,233.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€741.58
|
$254.84
BWP3,470.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€626.43
|
$149.91
BWP2,041.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€245.22
|
$49.21
BWP670.20
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€387.90
|
$180.24
BWP2,454.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,598.30
|
$3,740.68
BWP50,943.20
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.13
|
$2.25
BWP30.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.22
|
$2.37
BWP32.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.83
|
$3.75
BWP51.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€40.79
|
$32.19
BWP438.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.18
|
$6.75
BWP91.87
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€75.65
|
$44.14
BWP601.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€39.02
|
$22.17
BWP301.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€78.36
|
$76.20
BWP1,037.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€105.54
|
$93.16
BWP1,268.68
|
|
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