Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 82.2% more expensive than Vietnam.
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
₫48,875
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
|
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