Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 2.6 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$8.42
BWP114.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.37
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.61
|
$0.88
BWP12.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.78
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
Gambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$0.76
BWP10.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.40
|
$2.41
BWP32.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.51
|
$4.54
BWP61.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.77
|
$2.13
BWP28.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.03
|
$1.96
BWP26.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.89
|
$0.80
BWP10.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.87
|
$0.71
BWP9.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$0.96
BWP13.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.95
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.84
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.80
|
$0.68
BWP9.16
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.34
|
$4.19
BWP56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.52
|
$22.96
BWP311.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,507.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.98
BWP257.62
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Gambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$85.82
BWP1,164.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$251.58
BWP3,415.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,812.21
|
$202.25
BWP2,745.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,075.16
|
$33.90
BWP460.17
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,542.47
|
$164.53
BWP2,233.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,849.41
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,691.18
|
|
pay 83.0% more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$1.61
BWP21.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$2.31
BWP31.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.54
|
$4.21
BWP57.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,179.26
|
$33.61
BWP456.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.25
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$42.64
BWP578.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,816.05
|
$21.97
BWP298.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$55.75
BWP756.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.94
|
$62.31
BWP845.89
|
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