Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 0.3% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Laos, you would:
pay 44.9% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
|
pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
|
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