Cost of living comparison
New York is 3.4 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in New York instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP99.97
|
$19.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP79.97
|
$10.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.10
|
$2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.51
|
$1.83
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP10.83
|
$3.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP44.92
|
$7.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP67.49
|
$4.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP30.55
|
$3.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP30.32
|
$5.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.32
|
$2.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.26
|
$0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP11.79
|
$2.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.61
|
$2.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP7.96
|
$1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.30
|
$1.49
|
|
pay 67.1% more for transportation
|
Botswana
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP56.99
|
$3.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP375.88
|
$97.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP299,900.68
|
$31,535.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP259.91
|
$18.98
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
|
Botswana
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,208.35
|
$63.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,398.87
|
$1,925.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP1,999.34
|
$1,646.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP656.34
|
$138.03
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,403.89
|
$1,553.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP49,889.73
|
$23,861.84
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP29.99
|
$6.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP31.60
|
$4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP49.98
|
$13.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP429.30
|
$63.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP89.97
|
$15.22
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP588.69
|
$50.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP295.62
|
$41.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,016.33
|
$82.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,242.45
|
$112.43
|
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