Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 54.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.19
|
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.64
|
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.65
|
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
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