Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 57.2% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP99.97
|
$8.25
LRD1,572.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP79.97
|
$11.00
LRD2,096.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.10
|
$1.88
LRD357.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.51
|
$2.50
LRD476.41
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP10.83
|
$1.65
LRD315.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP44.92
|
$5.91
LRD1,125.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP67.49
|
$6.08
LRD1,159.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP30.55
|
$3.63
LRD691.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP30.32
|
$4.48
LRD853.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.32
|
$0.74
LRD141.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.26
|
$2.58
LRD491.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP11.79
|
$3.95
LRD753.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.61
|
$3.18
LRD606.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP7.96
|
$1.03
LRD196.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.30
|
$3.88
LRD738.43
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP56.99
|
$4.03
LRD768.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP375.88
|
$20.00
LRD3,811.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP299,900.68
|
$5,069.87
LRD966,129.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP259.91
|
$12.69
LRD2,418.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,208.35
|
$93.25
LRD17,769.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,398.87
|
$666.67
LRD127,041.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP1,999.34
|
$90.00
LRD17,150.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP656.34
|
$208.46
LRD39,724.16
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,403.89
|
$74.33
LRD14,164.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP49,889.73
|
$1,500.00
LRD285,844.18
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP29.99
|
$2.50
LRD476.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP31.60
|
$3.12
LRD595.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP49.98
|
$5.00
LRD952.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP429.30
|
$76.25
LRD14,530.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP89.97
|
$9.75
LRD1,857.94
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP588.69
|
$18.41
LRD3,508.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP295.62
|
$33.75
LRD6,431.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,016.33
|
$56.25
LRD10,719.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,242.45
|
$68.75
LRD13,101.19
|
|
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