Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 39.3% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 83.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 31.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 54.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 9.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 38.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of groceries, housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Botswana. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 32.5% more for restaurants

	Botswana	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP101.94	$9.51 TTD64.45	+26.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.55	$7.31 TTD49.58	+22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.32	$0.97 TTD6.61	+17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.64	$0.80 TTD5.43	+64.1%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

	Botswana	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.05	$2.32 TTD15.71	+185.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP45.81	$3.45 TTD23.39	+2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP68.82	$8.55 TTD57.93	+68.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.16	$4.09 TTD27.75	+78.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP30.92	$3.62 TTD24.53	+59.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.53	$2.30 TTD15.61	+197.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.42	$1.00 TTD6.77	+61.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.02	$1.57 TTD10.67	+78.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.78	$1.87 TTD12.69	+190.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.12	$0.53 TTD3.57	-11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.45	$0.57 TTD3.87	+4.2%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 31.2% more for transportation

	Botswana	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.12	$3.81 TTD25.83	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP383.30	$71.19 TTD482.56	+152.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP305,825.54	$32,305.16 TTD218,971.23	+43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP265.05	$7.63 TTD51.73	-60.8%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 54.2% more for housing

	Botswana	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,232.22	$53.89 TTD365.28	-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,466.02	$509.67 TTD3,454.62	+100.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,038.84	$377.30 TTD2,557.40	+151.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP669.30	$51.98 TTD352.32	+5.6%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 9.2% more for childcare

	Botswana	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,451.38	$190.69 TTD1,292.51	+5.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP50,875.35	$4,214.54 TTD28,567.07	+12.7%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.58	$2.00 TTD13.55	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.22	$3.38 TTD22.90	+42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP50.97	$5.01 TTD33.96	+33.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP437.78	$47.73 TTD323.53	+48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP91.75	$7.92 TTD53.71	+17.5%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 38.4% more for clothing

	Botswana	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP600.32	$53.13 TTD360.13	+20.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP301.46	$41.10 TTD278.56	+85.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,036.41	$113.07 TTD766.40	+48.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,266.99	$92.43 TTD626.54	-0.8%
Average			+38.4%

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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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