Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 58.7% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Chad, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 86.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
|
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