Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.3 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$19.70
£15.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$2.37
£1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$1.93
£1.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$2.22
£1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$7.09
£5.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$8.22
£6.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$5.73
£4.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$5.16
£4.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$3.05
£2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$1.55
£1.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$1.74
£1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$1.31
£1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.98
£0.77
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$7.40
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
$30.35
£24.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$29,705.36
£23,542.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$22.56
£17.88
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$68.61
£54.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$1,903.94
£1,508.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$1,750.03
£1,386.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$143.94
£114.07
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$15,498.45
£12,282.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$5.81
£4.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$4.42
£3.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$12.69
£10.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$81.31
£64.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$9.85
£7.80
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$32.29
£25.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$87.99
£69.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
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