Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 25.6% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$31.00
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$36.43
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$6.00
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.67
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$8.26
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$24.20
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$20.94
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$11.38
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$9.28
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.94
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.21
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.76
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.84
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.97
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.80
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$22.31
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$240.26
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$117,242.39
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$44.98
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 93.2% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$108.27
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,741.22
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,219.41
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$300.14
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,576.50
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$40,525.97
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.82
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$132.99
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$35.53
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$262.48
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$241.44
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$425.35
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$344.45
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
|
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