Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 2.9% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$7.50
BWP101.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$6.00
BWP81.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$0.83
BWP11.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$0.49
BWP6.63
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$0.81
BWP11.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$3.37
BWP45.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$5.06
BWP68.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$2.29
BWP31.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$2.27
BWP30.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$0.77
BWP10.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.62
BWP8.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.55
BWP7.44
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$4.27
BWP58.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$28.18
BWP383.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$22,486.26
BWP305,594.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$19.49
BWP264.85
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$90.60
BWP1,231.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$254.84
BWP3,463.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$149.91
BWP2,037.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$49.21
BWP668.80
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$180.24
BWP2,449.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$3,740.68
BWP50,836.98
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.25
BWP30.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$2.37
BWP32.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$3.75
BWP50.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$32.19
BWP437.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$6.75
BWP91.68
|
|
pay 63.2% more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$44.14
BWP599.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$22.17
BWP301.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$76.20
BWP1,035.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$93.16
BWP1,266.04
|
|
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