Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 0.5% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 24.7% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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