Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.4 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP80.75
|
$20.22
€18.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP63.59
|
$11.79
€10.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP9.14
|
$3.13
€2.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.97
|
$2.80
€2.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.73
|
$2.92
€2.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP45.37
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP60.01
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP25.49
|
$3.89
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP33.25
|
$5.51
€5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.71
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.60
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.75
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP9.01
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.43
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP48.26
|
$6.00
€5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP329.07
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP252,354.51
|
$27,590.69
€25,413.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP262.45
|
$29.95
€27.58
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP532.47
|
$49.80
€45.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,944.14
|
$1,699.58
€1,565.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,987.29
|
$1,475.67
€1,359.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP551.35
|
$164.91
€151.90
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,967.73
|
$1,178.26
€1,085.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP55,480.14
|
$17,310.77
€15,945.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.71
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.68
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP50.47
|
$5.97
€5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP385.54
|
$44.65
€41.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP78.23
|
$12.72
€11.72
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP542.56
|
$61.55
€56.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP327.70
|
$31.61
€29.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP893.05
|
$86.38
€79.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP969.76
|
$96.33
€88.73
|
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