Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 2.2% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Botswana instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 9.4% less for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR165.66
|
$7.50
BWP99.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR88.08
|
$6.00
BWP79.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.62
|
$0.83
BWP11.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.68
|
$0.49
BWP6.51
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.29
|
$0.81
BWP10.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR67.85
|
$3.37
BWP44.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR77.52
|
$5.06
BWP67.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR41.12
|
$2.29
BWP30.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR37.45
|
$2.27
BWP30.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.50
|
$0.77
BWP10.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.40
|
$0.62
BWP8.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.85
|
$0.88
BWP11.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.90
|
$0.65
BWP8.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.22
|
$0.60
BWP7.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.24
|
$0.55
BWP7.30
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR92.11
|
$4.27
BWP56.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR965.86
|
$28.18
BWP375.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR380,498.82
|
$22,486.26
BWP299,900.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR157.84
|
$19.49
BWP259.91
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
|
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR763.84
|
$90.60
BWP1,208.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR7,063.42
|
$254.84
BWP3,398.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR6,025.63
|
$149.91
BWP1,999.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,484.46
|
$49.21
BWP656.34
|
|
pay 1.9% less for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,214.86
|
$180.24
BWP2,403.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR74,474.46
|
$3,740.68
BWP49,889.73
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR38.92
|
$2.25
BWP29.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR34.76
|
$2.37
BWP31.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR53.62
|
$3.75
BWP49.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR544.69
|
$32.19
BWP429.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR122.25
|
$6.75
BWP89.97
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR881.01
|
$44.14
BWP588.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR591.93
|
$22.17
BWP295.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,668.93
|
$76.20
BWP1,016.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,502.35
|
$93.16
BWP1,242.45
|
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