Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 11.7% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.24
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.57
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.98
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.52
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.54
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.50
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.85
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.53
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.70
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.35
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.43
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,347.03
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.07
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 86.5% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.88
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€481.33
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€329.80
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€139.39
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€452.40
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,273.29
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.74
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.89
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.29
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.78
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€89.64
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.56
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€84.25
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€134.11
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
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