Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Botswana

Botswana vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 14.1% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 45.4% less in Botswana
Groceries: pay 1.7% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 22.9% more in Botswana
Housing: pay 47.6% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 67.4% less in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% less in Botswana
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Botswana

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Botswana are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Botswana.

Botswana vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Botswana instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 45.4% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN38.39	$7.50 BWP101.94	-24.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN33.59	$6.00 BWP81.55	-30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.96	$0.83 BWP11.32	-53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.94	$0.49 BWP6.64	-72.7%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.22	$0.81 BWP11.05	-25.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.91	$3.37 BWP45.81	-22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.72	$5.06 BWP68.82	+33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.73	$2.29 BWP31.16	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.85	$2.27 BWP30.92	-10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.76	$0.77 BWP10.53	+70.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.90	$0.62 BWP8.42	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.19	$0.88 BWP12.02	+7.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.38	$0.65 BWP8.78	-53.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.61	$0.60 BWP8.12	+44.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.82	$0.55 BWP7.45	+16.9%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 22.9% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN24.05	$4.27 BWP58.12	-31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN105.57	$28.18 BWP383.30	+3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN119,198.75	$22,486.26 BWP305,825.54	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN30.71	$19.49 BWP265.05	+146.1%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 47.6% more for housing

	Warsaw	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN66.69	$90.60 BWP1,232.22	+426.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,150.77	$254.84 BWP3,466.02	-76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,228.65	$149.91 BWP2,038.84	-82.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN870.58	$49.21 BWP669.30	-78.1%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 67.4% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,969.62	$180.24 BWP2,451.38	-64.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN48,791.85	$3,740.68 BWP50,875.35	-70.3%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.40	$2.25 BWP30.58	-39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN14.20	$2.37 BWP32.22	-35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN18.48	$3.75 BWP50.97	-21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN163.86	$32.19 BWP437.78	-23.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN33.59	$6.75 BWP91.75	-22.1%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN346.93	$44.14 BWP600.32	-50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN161.18	$22.17 BWP301.46	-46.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN342.56	$76.20 BWP1,036.41	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN396.29	$93.16 BWP1,266.99	-8.8%
Average			-30.0%

Warsaw vs. Botswana - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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