Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 13.9% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 65.1% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
|
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