Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 96.0% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 28.5% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 95.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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