Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 63.0% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
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Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.66
CHF24.56
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.97
CHF15.06
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
CHF4.15
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.13
CHF3.66
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 56.9% less for groceries
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
CHF3.24
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.22
CHF11.74
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.31
CHF6.49
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
CHF6.03
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.89
CHF11.45
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
CHF1.35
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.91
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
CHF2.53
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
CHF0.99
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
CHF6.96
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$114.11
CHF101.33
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,806.66
CHF32,682.03
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.03
CHF37.32
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.46
CHF47.47
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,622.75
CHF1,440.90
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,411.84
CHF1,253.63
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.02
CHF159.85
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,587.05
CHF2,297.14
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,321.56
CHF26,923.67
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.82
CHF6.95
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
CHF4.81
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.09
CHF8.96
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.49
CHF78.57
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.15
CHF18.78
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 54.8% less for clothing
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.70
CHF108.06
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.65
CHF54.74
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.06
CHF120.81
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$176.75
CHF156.94
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
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