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
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$3.25
KES419.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$5.64
KES729.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$0.55
KES71.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$0.45
KES58.80
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$0.50
KES64.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$3.85
KES498.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$2.73
KES352.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$1.59
KES205.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$2.20
KES284.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$1.10
KES142.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.44
KES56.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$0.66
KES84.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$0.33
KES42.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.30
KES38.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.40
KES51.10
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$5.65
KES730.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$32.71
KES4,227.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$16,627.25
KES2,149,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$10.53
KES1,361.33
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$38.26
KES4,944.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$175.35
KES22,664.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$99.93
KES12,915.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$24.70
KES3,192.83
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$135.79
KES17,551.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$6,611.54
KES854,541.38
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$1.99
KES257.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$2.16
KES279.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$2.93
KES378.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$28.98
KES3,745.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$6.33
KES818.22
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$12.19
KES1,575.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$19.75
KES2,552.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$35.28
KES4,560.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$34.91
KES4,512.05
|
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