Cost of living comparison

Nairobi, Kenya

compared to

Botswana

Botswana vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 19.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 11.4% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 4.4% more in Botswana
Housing: pay 49.9% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 22.6% less in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 64.8% more in Botswana

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Botswana are more expensive than in Nairobi.

Botswana vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Botswana instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 27.2% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.82	$7.50 BWP101.88	+94.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES798.11	$6.00 BWP81.50	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.79	$0.83 BWP11.32	+25.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.93	$0.49 BWP6.63	-8.4%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 11.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.25	$0.81 BWP11.04	+45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES723.60	$3.37 BWP45.78	-39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.86	$5.06 BWP68.78	+51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.41	$2.29 BWP31.14	+34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.75	$2.27 BWP30.90	-16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.59	$0.77 BWP10.52	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.68	$0.62 BWP8.42	+23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES113.11	$0.88 BWP12.01	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.17	$0.65 BWP8.77	+41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.46	$0.60 BWP8.12	+23.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES72.01	$0.55 BWP7.44	-1.6%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 4.4% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES799.28	$4.27 BWP58.08	-30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,990.54	$28.18 BWP383.06	-8.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,494,087.35	$22,486.26 BWP305,636.11	+16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,795.74	$19.49 BWP264.88	+40.5%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 49.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,099.38	$90.60 BWP1,231.46	+130.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,472.96	$254.84 BWP3,463.88	-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,545.08	$149.91 BWP2,037.57	-9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,898.71	$49.21 BWP668.89	+119.8%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 22.6% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,576.04	$180.24 BWP2,449.86	+8.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,036,642.95	$3,740.68 BWP50,843.84	-53.3%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES299.29	$2.25 BWP30.56	-2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES290.08	$2.37 BWP32.20	+5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES399.05	$3.75 BWP50.94	+21.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,710.95	$32.19 BWP437.51	-27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES798.11	$6.75 BWP91.69	+9.4%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 64.8% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,180.31	$44.14 BWP599.95	+162.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,970.74	$22.17 BWP301.27	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES8,004.83	$76.20 BWP1,035.77	+23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,796.35	$93.16 BWP1,266.21	+77.4%
Average			+64.8%

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