Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 31.2% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.09
|
$5.90
BWP80.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
$4.64
BWP63.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.14
|
$0.67
BWP9.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$0.64
BWP8.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.54
|
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.91
|
$4.38
BWP59.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
$1.86
BWP25.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.10
|
$2.43
BWP32.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.78
BWP10.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.56
BWP7.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.57
BWP7.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.66
BWP8.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.47
BWP6.37
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.80
|
$3.52
BWP47.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€28.14
|
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.97
|
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
$38.87
BWP527.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€453.66
|
$214.93
BWP2,917.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€323.08
|
$145.08
BWP1,969.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
|
pay 61.3% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€461.12
|
$143.65
BWP1,949.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,979.04
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$1.66
BWP22.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.93
|
$1.87
BWP25.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
$3.68
BWP50.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€36.01
|
$28.15
BWP382.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.75
|
$5.71
BWP77.52
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
$39.61
BWP537.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
$23.92
BWP324.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
$65.19
BWP884.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€152.15
|
$70.79
BWP961.00
|
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