Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 39.9% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
|
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
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