Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 10.5% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$8.59
ARS8,568.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$6.73
ARS6,710.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$1.32
ARS1,317.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$1.00
ARS999.84
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$1.43
ARS1,423.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$3.84
ARS3,824.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$4.28
ARS4,266.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$1.79
ARS1,786.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$2.64
ARS2,633.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$0.91
ARS903.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.85
ARS845.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$0.64
ARS642.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$1.01
ARS1,003.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$0.46
ARS462.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.46
ARS455.62
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$3.66
ARS3,650.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
$13.28
ARS13,240.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$28,930.00
ARS28,849,709.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$9.90
ARS9,868.78
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
|
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$19.37
ARS19,313.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$303.40
ARS302,561.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$221.72
ARS221,100.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$41.92
ARS41,807.01
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$173.69
ARS173,205.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,833,832.53
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$1.81
ARS1,804.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$2.09
ARS2,080.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$2.36
ARS2,350.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$18.92
ARS18,865.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$4.76
ARS4,750.53
|
|
pay 85.3% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$79.59
ARS79,372.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$69.14
ARS68,951.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$107.64
ARS107,339.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$100.20
ARS99,918.51
|
|
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