Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 30.3% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 69.4% more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 3.6% less for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
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