Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 9.8% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP436.59
|
$7.50
BWP101.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP396.54
|
$6.00
BWP81.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.94
|
$0.83
BWP11.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.94
|
$0.49
BWP6.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP92.11
|
$0.81
BWP11.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP199.12
|
$3.37
BWP45.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP263.91
|
$5.06
BWP68.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.61
|
$2.29
BWP31.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP134.40
|
$2.27
BWP30.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP65.09
|
$0.77
BWP10.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.32
|
$0.62
BWP8.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.02
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.78
|
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.65
|
$0.55
BWP7.44
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP281.53
|
$4.27
BWP58.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,405.21
|
$28.18
BWP383.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,760.81
|
$22,486.26
BWP305,594.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,390.76
|
$19.49
BWP264.85
|
|
pay 8.3% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,189.34
|
$90.60
BWP1,231.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,875.04
|
$254.84
BWP3,463.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,579.17
|
$149.91
BWP2,037.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,013.53
|
$49.21
BWP668.80
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,216.15
|
$180.24
BWP2,449.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP270,570.49
|
$3,740.68
BWP50,836.98
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP158.37
|
$2.25
BWP30.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.93
|
$2.37
BWP32.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP257.89
|
$3.75
BWP50.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,864.27
|
$32.19
BWP437.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP338.33
|
$6.75
BWP91.68
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,800.24
|
$44.14
BWP599.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,828.06
|
$22.17
BWP301.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,904.84
|
$76.20
BWP1,035.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,352.14
|
$93.16
BWP1,266.04
|
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