Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 40.8% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 38.6% more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
GHS53.25
|
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
GHS82.86
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
GHS9.03
|
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.63
|
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
GHS24.95
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.95
GHS48.09
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.96
GHS129.60
|
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
GHS34.17
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
GHS30.74
|
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
GHS14.60
|
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
GHS7.39
|
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
GHS8.58
|
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.88
|
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
GHS14.25
|
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS11.64
|
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
GHS62.80
|
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.48
GHS431.08
|
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS135,297.27
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
GHS177.32
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.24
GHS671.46
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,983.91
|
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,559.58
|
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.44
GHS576.96
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 58.4% more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS962.04
|
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS89,368.35
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
|
pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.93
GHS15.10
|
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
GHS25.38
|
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.15
GHS18.79
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.11
GHS490.24
|
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS141.68
|
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
|
pay 98.9% more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS254.91
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS302.68
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS528.42
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS541.18
|
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
|
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