Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 84.8% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 76.1% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 27.5% more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
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