Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.5 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$16.63
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$113.76
€106.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$17.14
€16.01
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$893.73
€834.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$59.94
€55.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$11.50
€10.74
|
|
pay 61.5% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$90.50
€84.54
|
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