Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 47.5% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 45.8% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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