Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 44.3% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Finland, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$5.90
BWP79.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$4.64
BWP62.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.67
BWP9.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.36
BWP4.92
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Finland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$0.64
BWP8.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$4.38
BWP59.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$1.86
BWP25.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$2.43
BWP32.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.78
BWP10.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.56
BWP7.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.63
BWP8.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.57
BWP7.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.66
BWP8.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.47
BWP6.36
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Finland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$3.52
BWP47.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
Finland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$38.87
BWP526.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$214.93
BWP2,911.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$145.08
BWP1,965.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Finland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$143.65
BWP1,946.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,874.06
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$1.66
BWP22.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$1.87
BWP25.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$3.68
BWP49.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$28.15
BWP381.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$5.71
BWP77.38
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Finland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$39.61
BWP536.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$23.92
BWP324.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$65.19
BWP883.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$70.79
BWP959.17
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Botswana or Finland. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.