Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Botswana, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP80.07
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP63.05
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP9.06
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Botswana
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.66
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.98
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP59.50
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP25.27
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP32.97
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.62
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.61
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.69
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP8.94
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.38
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Botswana
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP47.85
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.28
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,216.68
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.23
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Botswana
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP527.96
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,919.19
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,970.46
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.68
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Botswana
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,951.06
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP55,010.14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.52
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.46
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP50.04
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP382.28
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP77.57
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Botswana
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP537.97
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP324.92
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP885.49
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP961.55
|
?? |
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