Cote d'Ivoire is 33.6% more expensive than Botswana.

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 16.1% more for restaurants

 
Botswana
Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
BWP103.18
$3.27
F CFA2,055
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
BWP82.55
$10.21
F CFA6,422
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
BWP11.46
$0.75
F CFA474

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pay 31.3% more for groceries

 
Botswana
Cote d'Ivoire
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
BWP11.18
$0.62
F CFA390
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
BWP46.36
$7.52
F CFA4,727
Milk (1 gallon) $5.06
BWP69.66
$9.66
F CFA6,078

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pay 22.3% more for transportation

 
Botswana
Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.27
BWP58.82
$5.32
F CFA3,345
Monthly public transit pass $28.18
BWP387.97
$44.93
F CFA28,258
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Botswana
Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
$48.27
F CFA30,360
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.84
BWP3,508.25
$812.41
F CFA510,934
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $149.91
BWP2,063.67
$291.38
F CFA183,251

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pay 5.2% less for childcare

 
Botswana
Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.24
BWP2,481.25
$198.79
F CFA125,022
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Botswana
Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
BWP30.96
$0.98
F CFA617
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
BWP32.62
$2.38
F CFA1,495
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.75
BWP51.59
$1.23
F CFA771

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pay 54.1% more for clothing

 
Botswana
Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.14
BWP607.64
$73.53
F CFA46,241
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.17
BWP305.13
$51.74
F CFA32,540
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
$73.47
F CFA46,207

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