Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 32.7% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Chad, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$5.90
BWP80.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$4.64
BWP63.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$0.67
BWP9.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$0.64
BWP8.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$4.38
BWP59.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$1.86
BWP25.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.43
BWP32.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$0.78
BWP10.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.56
BWP7.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.57
BWP7.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.66
BWP8.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.47
BWP6.37
|
|
pay 98.9% more for transportation
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$3.52
BWP47.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$38.87
BWP527.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$214.93
BWP2,917.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$145.08
BWP1,969.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$143.65
BWP1,949.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,979.04
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$1.66
BWP22.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$1.87
BWP25.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$3.68
BWP50.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$28.15
BWP382.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$5.71
BWP77.52
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$39.61
BWP537.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$23.92
BWP324.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$65.19
BWP884.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$70.79
BWP961.00
|
|
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