Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 53.9% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,450.93
|
$7.50
BWP102.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,610.66
|
$6.00
BWP81.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,038.58
|
$0.83
BWP11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,586.95
|
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,809.21
|
$0.81
BWP11.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,369.77
|
$3.37
BWP46.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR82,795.71
|
$5.06
BWP69.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,857.70
|
$2.29
BWP31.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,443.68
|
$2.27
BWP31.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,696.97
|
$0.77
BWP10.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,881.81
|
$0.62
BWP8.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,946.78
|
$0.88
BWP12.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,663.36
|
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,961.06
|
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,730.32
|
$0.55
BWP7.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,426.50
|
$4.27
BWP58.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR193,048.70
|
$28.18
BWP385.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR385,455,877.04
|
$22,486.26
BWP307,432.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR61,928.91
|
$19.49
BWP266.44
|
|
pay 56.3% more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR425,128.69
|
$90.60
BWP1,238.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,453,478.86
|
$254.84
BWP3,484.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,617,501.96
|
$149.91
BWP2,049.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR761,852.52
|
$49.21
BWP672.82
|
|
pay 11.1% more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,790,085.40
|
$180.24
BWP2,464.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR96,637,222.50
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,142.69
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,739.33
|
$2.25
BWP30.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,310.48
|
$2.37
BWP32.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,689.35
|
$3.75
BWP51.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR426,044.63
|
$32.19
BWP440.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,330.91
|
$6.75
BWP92.23
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR669,339.71
|
$44.14
BWP603.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR446,165.89
|
$22.17
BWP303.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,090,290.06
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,038,490.67
|
$93.16
BWP1,273.65
|
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