Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.5 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Israel instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$18.92
₪69.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$2.61
₪9.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$2.05
₪7.49
|
|
pay 58.7% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$6.94
₪25.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$6.77
₪24.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$4.50
₪16.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$1.39
₪5.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.90
₪3.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$0.79
₪2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$0.90
₪3.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.63
₪2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.60
₪2.20
|
|
pay 50.3% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$7.15
₪26.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$55.86
₪204.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$12.71
₪46.43
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$164.21
₪600.07
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$7.94
₪29.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$3.67
₪13.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$9.64
₪35.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$64.13
₪234.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$11.47
₪41.93
|
|
pay 79.0% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$83.32
₪304.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$53.42
₪195.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$112.69
₪411.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$128.71
₪470.35
|
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