Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 18.3% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.86
BGN16.61
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.63
BGN14.30
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BGN2.23
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
BGN8.71
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BGN11.43
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.36
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 44.2% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
BGN10.20
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.97
BGN43.06
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.67
BGN56,100.92
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.49
BGN12.17
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
BGN22.82
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.56
BGN565.48
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.85
BGN436.63
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.06
BGN144.50
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.01
BGN684.46
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,166.80
BGN9,688.67
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
BGN3.29
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
BGN6.05
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.54
BGN53.51
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
BGN12.50
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.59
BGN83.61
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.98
BGN54.34
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.86
BGN142.25
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
BGN143.98
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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