Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 58.7% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Benin, you would:
pay 42.3% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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