Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 10.7% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$5.90
BWP79.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$4.64
BWP62.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.67
BWP9.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.36
BWP4.92
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.64
BWP8.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$4.38
BWP59.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$1.86
BWP25.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.43
BWP32.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.78
BWP10.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.56
BWP7.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.63
BWP8.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.57
BWP7.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.66
BWP8.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.47
BWP6.36
|
|
pay 83.8% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$3.52
BWP47.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$38.87
BWP526.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$214.93
BWP2,911.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$145.08
BWP1,965.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$143.65
BWP1,946.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,874.06
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$1.66
BWP22.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.87
BWP25.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$3.68
BWP49.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$28.15
BWP381.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$5.71
BWP77.38
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$39.61
BWP536.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$23.92
BWP324.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$65.19
BWP883.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$70.79
BWP959.17
|
|
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