Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 6.0% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL51.70
|
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL39.25
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL15.64
|
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.25
|
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL12.77
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL81.39
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL67.65
|
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL28.72
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL33.01
|
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL12.60
|
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.65
|
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.24
|
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL10.71
|
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.60
|
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL8.90
|
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL79.59
|
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL502.61
|
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL287,208.48
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL430.92
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL957.20
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,829.45
|
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,111.43
|
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,000.54
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,143.84
|
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL84,261.98
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL31.11
|
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL29.36
|
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL43.08
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL478.68
|
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL62.23
|
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL873.49
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL398.90
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,244.57
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,352.41
|
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
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