Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 18.9% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$3.25
KES418.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$5.64
KES727.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$0.55
KES70.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$0.45
KES58.68
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$0.50
KES64.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$3.85
KES497.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$2.73
KES352.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$1.59
KES204.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$2.20
KES283.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$1.10
KES142.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.44
KES56.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$0.66
KES84.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$0.33
KES41.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$0.30
KES38.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.40
KES51.00
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$5.65
KES729.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
$32.71
KES4,219.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$10.53
KES1,358.69
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
|
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$38.26
KES4,935.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$175.35
KES22,620.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$99.93
KES12,890.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$24.70
KES3,186.65
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$135.79
KES17,517.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$1.99
KES257.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$2.16
KES278.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$2.93
KES377.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$28.98
KES3,738.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$6.33
KES816.64
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$12.19
KES1,572.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$19.75
KES2,547.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$35.28
KES4,551.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$34.91
KES4,503.33
|
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