Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 8.1% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 20.2% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$7.50
BWP101.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$6.00
BWP81.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.83
BWP11.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.49
BWP6.63
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$0.81
BWP11.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$3.37
BWP45.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$5.06
BWP68.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.29
BWP31.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$2.27
BWP30.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.77
BWP10.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.62
BWP8.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.55
BWP7.44
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$4.27
BWP58.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$28.18
BWP383.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$22,486.26
BWP305,594.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$19.49
BWP264.85
|
|
pay 38.8% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$90.60
BWP1,231.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$254.84
BWP3,463.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$149.91
BWP2,037.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$49.21
BWP668.80
|
|
pay 21.5% less for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$180.24
BWP2,449.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$3,740.68
BWP50,836.98
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$2.25
BWP30.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$2.37
BWP32.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$3.75
BWP50.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$32.19
BWP437.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$6.75
BWP91.68
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$44.14
BWP599.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$22.17
BWP301.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$76.20
BWP1,035.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$93.16
BWP1,266.04
|
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