Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 82.4% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Russia, you would:
pay 22.8% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 58.7% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
|
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