South Africa is 10.4% more expensive than Botswana.

If you lived in South Africa instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 16.4% more for restaurants

 
Botswana
South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
BWP102.78
$8.97
ZAR163.32
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
BWP82.22
$4.77
ZAR86.84
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
BWP11.42
$0.95
ZAR17.37

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pay 2.5% less for groceries

 
Botswana
South Africa
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
BWP11.14
$0.99
ZAR18.03
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
BWP46.18
$3.67
ZAR66.90
Milk (1 gallon) $5.06
BWP69.39
$4.20
ZAR76.42

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pay 9.4% more for transportation

 
Botswana
South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.27
BWP58.59
$4.99
ZAR90.81
Monthly public transit pass $28.18
BWP386.44
$52.31
ZAR952.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
$20,607.77
ZAR375,125.24

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pay 44.2% more for housing

 
Botswana
South Africa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
$41.37
ZAR753.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.84
BWP3,494.43
$382.55
ZAR6,963.66
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $149.91
BWP2,055.55
$326.35
ZAR5,940.53

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pay 2.2% more for childcare

 
Botswana
South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.24
BWP2,471.47
$174.12
ZAR3,169.46
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
$4,033.53
ZAR73,422.70

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pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Botswana
South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
BWP30.83
$2.11
ZAR38.37
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
BWP32.49
$1.88
ZAR34.27
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.75
BWP51.39
$2.90
ZAR52.87

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

 
Botswana
South Africa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.14
BWP605.24
$47.72
ZAR868.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.17
BWP303.93
$32.06
ZAR583.57
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
$90.39
ZAR1,645.36

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