Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 14.5% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 11.9% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 8.3% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
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