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
UAH240.26
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 95.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
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