Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 82.2% more expensive than Vietnam overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Botswana
- Groceries
-
pay 17.3% more in Botswana
- Transportation
-
pay 2.3 times more in Botswana
- Housing
-
pay 3.3 times more in Botswana
- Childcare
-
pay 41.1% less in Botswana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Botswana
- Clothing
-
pay 17.6% more in Botswana
The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Botswana are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Botswana.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫49,115
|
$7.50
BWP101.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫111,027
|
$6.00
BWP81.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,776
|
$0.83
BWP11.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,318
|
$0.49
BWP6.64
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫23,083
|
$0.81
BWP11.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,860
|
$3.37
BWP45.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,699
|
$5.06
BWP68.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,360
|
$2.29
BWP31.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,572
|
$2.27
BWP30.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,637
|
$0.77
BWP10.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,900
|
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,588
|
$0.88
BWP12.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,424
|
$0.65
BWP8.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,174
|
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,331
|
$0.55
BWP7.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,698
|
$4.27
BWP58.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫181,819
|
$28.18
BWP383.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫906,143,762
|
$22,486.26
BWP305,825.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫144,324
|
$19.49
BWP265.05
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫222,118
|
$90.60
BWP1,232.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,599,540
|
$254.84
BWP3,466.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,301,950
|
$149.91
BWP2,038.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,020,930
|
$49.21
BWP669.30
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,250,710
|
$180.24
BWP2,451.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫319,655,543
|
$3,740.68
BWP50,875.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,417
|
$2.25
BWP30.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,424
|
$2.37
BWP32.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,378
|
$3.75
BWP50.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫565,069
|
$32.19
BWP437.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫86,414
|
$6.75
BWP91.75
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫716,165
|
$44.14
BWP600.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫567,715
|
$22.17
BWP301.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,033,488
|
$76.20
BWP1,036.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,042,759
|
$93.16
BWP1,266.99
|
|
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