Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 0.3% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Poland, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.96
|
$7.50
BWP102.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN31.20
|
$6.00
BWP81.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.24
|
$0.83
BWP11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.97
|
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.93
|
$0.81
BWP11.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.93
|
$3.37
BWP46.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.92
|
$5.06
BWP69.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN12.19
|
$2.29
BWP31.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.22
|
$2.27
BWP31.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.79
|
$0.77
BWP10.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.98
|
$0.62
BWP8.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.15
|
$0.88
BWP12.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.53
|
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.03
|
$0.55
BWP7.49
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN25.27
|
$4.27
BWP58.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN117.96
|
$28.18
BWP385.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN125,371.57
|
$22,486.26
BWP307,432.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN32.22
|
$19.49
BWP266.44
|
|
pay 82.3% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.97
|
$90.60
BWP1,238.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,506.34
|
$254.84
BWP3,484.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,991.31
|
$149.91
BWP2,049.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN766.15
|
$49.21
BWP672.82
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,324.20
|
$180.24
BWP2,464.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN25,028.09
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,142.69
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.99
|
$2.25
BWP30.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.67
|
$2.37
BWP32.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.93
|
$3.75
BWP51.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN135.42
|
$32.19
BWP440.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.93
|
$6.75
BWP92.23
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN314.89
|
$44.14
BWP603.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN146.79
|
$22.17
BWP303.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN325.98
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN363.16
|
$93.16
BWP1,273.65
|
|
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