Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 21.3% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 70.1% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.32
|
$7.50
BWP102.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.00
|
$6.00
BWP81.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.73
|
$0.83
BWP11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL9.90
|
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.67
|
$0.81
BWP11.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL87.58
|
$3.37
BWP46.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL72.38
|
$5.06
BWP69.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL30.73
|
$2.29
BWP31.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.48
|
$2.27
BWP31.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.55
|
$0.77
BWP10.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.04
|
$0.62
BWP8.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.74
|
$0.88
BWP12.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.46
|
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.17
|
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.56
|
$0.55
BWP7.49
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL85.47
|
$4.27
BWP58.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL537.79
|
$28.18
BWP385.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL307,306.73
|
$22,486.26
BWP307,432.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL466.01
|
$19.49
BWP266.44
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,038.99
|
$90.60
BWP1,238.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,097.42
|
$254.84
BWP3,484.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,329.16
|
$149.91
BWP2,049.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,070.55
|
$49.21
BWP672.82
|
|
pay 7.4% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,313.06
|
$180.24
BWP2,464.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL90,816.88
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,142.69
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.29
|
$2.25
BWP30.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.41
|
$2.37
BWP32.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.10
|
$3.75
BWP51.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL512.18
|
$32.19
BWP440.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL66.58
|
$6.75
BWP92.23
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL940.78
|
$44.14
BWP603.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL426.81
|
$22.17
BWP303.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,331.66
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,453.22
|
$93.16
BWP1,273.65
|
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