Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 2.6 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR833.33
|
$7.50
BWP102.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
$6.00
BWP81.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR205.74
|
$0.83
BWP11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.40
|
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.97
|
$0.81
BWP11.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,807.67
|
$3.37
BWP46.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,836.66
|
$5.06
BWP69.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR633.74
|
$2.29
BWP31.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR667.06
|
$2.27
BWP31.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR883.43
|
$0.77
BWP10.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.04
|
$0.62
BWP8.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR745.58
|
$0.88
BWP12.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR145.30
|
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.27
|
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.81
|
$0.55
BWP7.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
$4.27
BWP58.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,130.85
|
$28.18
BWP385.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,450,470.56
|
$22,486.26
BWP307,432.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR898.30
|
$19.49
BWP266.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,015.32
|
$90.60
BWP1,238.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,525.81
|
$254.84
BWP3,484.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,889.45
|
$149.91
BWP2,049.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,927.69
|
$49.21
BWP672.82
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,838.90
|
$180.24
BWP2,464.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,228.37
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,142.69
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR582.62
|
$2.25
BWP30.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR683.69
|
$2.37
BWP32.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,591.78
|
$3.75
BWP51.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,293.20
|
$32.19
BWP440.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR939.26
|
$6.75
BWP92.23
|
|
pay 64.5% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,605.56
|
$44.14
BWP603.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,587.51
|
$22.17
BWP303.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,122.67
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,767.39
|
$93.16
BWP1,273.65
|
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