Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 61.8% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$8.42
BWP114.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.88
BWP12.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.76
BWP10.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$2.41
BWP32.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$4.54
BWP61.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$2.13
BWP28.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$1.96
BWP26.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.80
BWP10.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.71
BWP9.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.96
BWP13.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.68
BWP9.16
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$4.19
BWP56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$22.96
BWP311.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,748.78
BWP254,507.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$18.98
BWP257.62
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$85.82
BWP1,164.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$251.58
BWP3,415.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$202.25
BWP2,745.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$33.90
BWP460.17
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$164.53
BWP2,233.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,691.18
|
|
pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.61
BWP21.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$2.31
BWP31.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$4.21
BWP57.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$33.61
BWP456.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$5.74
BWP77.91
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$42.64
BWP578.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$21.97
BWP298.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$55.75
BWP756.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$62.31
BWP845.89
|
|
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