Botswana is 58.7% more expensive than Benin.

If you lived in Botswana instead of Benin, you would:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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