Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 15.8% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA866
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA502
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA489
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA352
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA719
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
|
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