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
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.66
CHF24.73
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.97
CHF15.17
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 56.9% less for groceries
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.22
CHF11.82
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.31
CHF6.54
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
CHF1.36
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$114.11
CHF102.00
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,806.66
CHF32,900.92
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.03
CHF37.57
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.46
CHF47.78
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.55
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,411.84
CHF1,262.02
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.02
CHF160.92
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,587.05
CHF2,312.52
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,321.56
CHF27,103.99
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.49
CHF79.10
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 54.8% less for clothing
|
Switzerland
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.70
CHF108.78
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.65
CHF55.11
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.06
CHF121.62
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$176.75
CHF157.99
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
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