Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 23.2% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 85.4% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 91.1% more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
|
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