Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 21.5% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.86
|
$7.50
BWP102.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.46
|
$6.00
BWP81.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$0.83
BWP11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.81
BWP11.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.85
|
$3.37
BWP46.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.97
|
$5.06
BWP69.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$2.29
BWP31.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.07
|
$2.27
BWP31.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.77
BWP10.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.62
BWP8.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.88
BWP12.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.55
BWP7.49
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.86
|
$4.27
BWP58.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.49
|
$28.18
BWP385.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,769.38
|
$22,486.26
BWP307,432.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.30
|
$19.49
BWP266.44
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.99
|
$90.60
BWP1,238.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€663.65
|
$254.84
BWP3,484.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€514.77
|
$149.91
BWP2,049.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€94.56
|
$49.21
BWP672.82
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€369.71
|
$180.24
BWP2,464.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,313.59
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,142.69
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.60
|
$2.25
BWP30.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.17
|
$2.37
BWP32.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.96
|
$3.75
BWP51.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.48
|
$32.19
BWP440.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.26
|
$6.75
BWP92.23
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.96
|
$44.14
BWP603.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.51
|
$22.17
BWP303.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€100.61
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€156.82
|
$93.16
BWP1,273.65
|
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