Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 8.9% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
Dominica
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
|
pay 48.2% more for childcare
Dominica
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
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