Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 30.0% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 44.7% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
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