Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 2.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 70.2% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 83.9% more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
|
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