Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.1 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 77.9% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
$118.73
€109.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
$58.33
€53.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
$90.97
€83.65
|
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