Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 24.3% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.0% less in Botswana
- Groceries
-
pay 16.3% less in Botswana
- Transportation
-
pay 2.5% less in Botswana
- Housing
-
pay 18.1% less in Botswana
- Childcare
-
pay 61.6% less in Botswana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.1% less in Botswana
- Clothing
-
pay 20.8% less in Botswana
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Botswana.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.85
|
$7.50
BWP104.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.06
|
$6.00
BWP83.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.83
BWP11.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$0.49
BWP6.80
|
|
pay 16.3% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$0.81
BWP11.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$3.37
BWP46.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.64
|
$5.06
BWP70.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
$2.29
BWP31.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.11
|
$2.27
BWP31.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.77
BWP10.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.62
BWP8.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.88
BWP12.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.65
BWP8.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$0.60
BWP8.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.55
BWP7.63
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$4.27
BWP59.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.41
|
$28.18
BWP392.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,773.38
|
$22,486.26
BWP313,123.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.36
|
$19.49
BWP271.37
|
|
pay 18.1% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.68
|
$90.60
BWP1,261.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€863.69
|
$254.84
BWP3,548.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€702.65
|
$149.91
BWP2,087.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.31
|
$49.21
BWP685.28
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€436.78
|
$180.24
BWP2,509.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,639.15
|
$3,740.68
BWP52,089.37
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$2.25
BWP31.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$2.37
BWP32.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$3.75
BWP52.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.31
|
$32.19
BWP448.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.53
|
$6.75
BWP93.94
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.72
|
$44.14
BWP614.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.36
|
$22.17
BWP308.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.95
|
$76.20
BWP1,061.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€90.00
|
$93.16
BWP1,297.23
|
|
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