Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 2.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP195.38
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP238.78
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.08
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.37
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.11
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP162.81
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.13
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.21
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.39
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.58
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.80
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.20
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.16
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.36
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP592.81
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,439,048.80
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.01
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP376.42
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,173.43
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,484.88
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP585.03
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,285.70
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP72,693.85
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP88.50
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP67.96
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.33
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,079.25
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.20
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 41.1% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,157.14
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,393.52
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,796.45
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,825.51
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
|
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