Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 7.2% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
|
Namibia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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