Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 40.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 63.0% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 41.8% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
|
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