Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 13.3% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.70
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.30
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.42
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.90
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.41
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.37
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.60
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€443.50
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€306.02
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€405.61
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.50
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.49
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€114.45
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
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