Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.1 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP80.75
|
$9.05
CRC4,712.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP63.59
|
$8.98
CRC4,675.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP9.14
|
$1.93
CRC1,004.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.97
|
$1.48
CRC772.99
|
|
pay 94.1% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.73
|
$2.46
CRC1,278.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP45.37
|
$3.95
CRC2,058.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP60.01
|
$6.91
CRC3,599.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP25.49
|
$3.22
CRC1,674.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP33.25
|
$4.09
CRC2,130.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.71
|
$1.97
CRC1,024.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.62
CRC322.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.60
|
$1.08
CRC562.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.75
|
$1.17
CRC608.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP9.01
|
$1.09
CRC566.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.43
|
$1.06
CRC550.73
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP48.26
|
$5.70
CRC2,965.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP329.07
|
$45.78
CRC23,834.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP252,354.51
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,849,271.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP262.45
|
$14.02
CRC7,299.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP532.47
|
$45.97
CRC23,932.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,944.14
|
$731.28
CRC380,743.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,987.29
|
$520.21
CRC270,852.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP551.35
|
$63.96
CRC33,299.26
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,967.73
|
$476.14
CRC247,903.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP55,480.14
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,162,894.99
|
|
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.71
|
$2.97
CRC1,544.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.68
|
$3.43
CRC1,786.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP50.47
|
$4.33
CRC2,254.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP385.54
|
$56.36
CRC29,345.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP78.23
|
$7.46
CRC3,882.17
|
|
pay 68.2% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP542.56
|
$71.44
CRC37,193.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP327.70
|
$46.89
CRC24,414.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP893.05
|
$105.63
CRC54,995.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP969.76
|
$95.19
CRC49,560.48
|
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