Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

New Orleans (LA), United States

New Orleans vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

New Orleans is 3.0 times more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in New Orleans
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in New Orleans
Transportation: pay 19.0% more in New Orleans
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in New Orleans
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in New Orleans
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in New Orleans
Clothing: pay 27.1% more in New Orleans

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in New Orleans are more expensive than in Botswana. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New Orleans.

New Orleans vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Orleans instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Botswana	New Orleans
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP102.39	$25.00	+233.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.91	$12.00	+100.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.37	$2.99	+259.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.67	$2.22	+355.4%
Average			+237.1%

Botswana vs. New Orleans - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Botswana	New Orleans
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.10	$3.84	+372.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.01	$8.06	+139.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP69.13	$4.78	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.29	$3.46	+51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.06	$6.10	+168.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.57	$2.49	+222.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.46	$0.77	+24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.07	$2.17	+145.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.82	$2.19	+238.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.16	$1.54	+157.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.48	$1.39	+154.2%
Average			+151.7%

Botswana vs. New Orleans - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.0% more for transportation

	Botswana	New Orleans
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.37	$3.07	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP385.00	$45.00	+59.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	$36,884.90	+64.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP266.22	$15.68	-19.5%
Average			+19.0%

Botswana vs. New Orleans - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Botswana	New Orleans
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	$70.24	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	$1,788.46	+601.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	$1,119.08	+646.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP672.27	$159.89	+224.9%
Average			+362.7%

Botswana vs. New Orleans - Cost of housing

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Botswana	New Orleans
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	$1,563.89	+767.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	$10,230.00	+173.5%
Average			+470.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	New Orleans
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.72	$5.60	+149.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.37	$5.12	+116.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP51.20	$8.49	+126.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP439.72	$64.00	+98.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP92.15	$15.00	+122.3%
Average			+122.5%

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pay 27.1% more for clothing

	Botswana	New Orleans
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP602.98	$52.14	+18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP302.79	$36.67	+65.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	$79.17	+3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	$112.50	+20.8%
Average			+27.1%

Botswana vs. New Orleans - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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