Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 0.5% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA474
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA491
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA996
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA286
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA357
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA441
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA440
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA556
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 11.6% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 8.3% more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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