Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 18.9% cheaper than Botswana overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.9% less in Kenya
- Groceries
-
pay 22.1% less in Kenya
- Transportation
-
pay 5.9% less in Kenya
- Housing
-
pay 43.0% less in Kenya
- Childcare
-
pay 26.0% more in Kenya
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 11.7% less in Kenya
- Clothing
-
pay 49.9% less in Kenya
Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kenya.
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
BWP102.08
|
$3.25
KES420.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP81.66
|
$5.64
KES729.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.34
|
$0.55
KES71.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.65
|
$0.45
KES58.84
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.06
|
$0.50
KES64.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP45.87
|
$3.85
KES498.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP68.91
|
$2.73
KES353.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.20
|
$1.59
KES205.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP30.96
|
$2.20
KES284.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.54
|
$1.10
KES142.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.44
KES56.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.04
|
$0.66
KES85.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.33
KES42.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.13
|
$0.30
KES38.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.46
|
$0.40
KES51.14
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.19
|
$5.65
KES731.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP383.81
|
$32.71
KES4,231.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP306,233.39
|
$16,627.25
KES2,150,734.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP265.40
|
$10.53
KES1,362.38
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,233.87
|
$38.26
KES4,948.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,470.65
|
$175.35
KES22,681.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,041.56
|
$99.93
KES12,925.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP670.20
|
$24.70
KES3,195.30
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,454.65
|
$135.79
KES17,565.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP50,943.20
|
$6,611.54
KES855,202.53
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.62
|
$1.99
KES257.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.27
|
$2.16
KES279.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.04
|
$2.93
KES378.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP438.37
|
$28.98
KES3,748.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP91.87
|
$6.33
KES818.85
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP601.12
|
$12.19
KES1,576.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP301.86
|
$19.75
KES2,554.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,037.79
|
$35.28
KES4,563.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,268.68
|
$34.91
KES4,515.55
|
|
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