Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.1 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.09
|
$6.00
ETB761.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP81.67
|
$6.24
ETB791.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.34
|
$0.78
ETB99.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.65
|
$0.50
ETB63.73
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.06
|
$1.20
ETB152.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP45.87
|
$4.85
ETB615.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP68.92
|
$6.08
ETB771.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.20
|
$2.65
ETB336.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP30.96
|
$5.65
ETB716.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.54
|
$3.30
ETB418.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.51
ETB64.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.04
|
$1.08
ETB136.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.39
ETB49.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.13
|
$0.31
ETB39.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.46
|
$0.79
ETB100.79
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.20
|
$4.88
ETB619.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP383.85
|
$10.00
ETB1,269.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP306,266.47
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,172,880.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP265.43
|
$3.67
ETB465.14
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,234.00
|
$171.17
ETB21,723.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,471.02
|
$645.10
ETB81,873.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,041.78
|
$422.74
ETB53,652.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP670.27
|
$124.84
ETB15,843.87
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,454.92
|
$81.47
ETB10,340.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP50,948.70
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,573,692.88
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.63
|
$1.00
ETB126.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.27
|
$1.15
ETB145.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.04
|
$4.00
ETB507.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP438.41
|
$90.59
ETB11,497.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP91.88
|
$6.70
ETB850.33
|
|
pay 79.9% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP601.19
|
$48.33
ETB6,134.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP301.89
|
$75.17
ETB9,539.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,037.90
|
$108.84
ETB13,813.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,268.82
|
$119.32
ETB15,143.74
|
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