Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 54.8% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
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Botswana
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$5.90
BWP79.87
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$4.64
BWP62.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$0.67
BWP9.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.36
BWP4.92
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Botswana
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.64
BWP8.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$4.38
BWP59.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$1.86
BWP25.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$2.43
BWP32.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.78
BWP10.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.56
BWP7.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.63
BWP8.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.57
BWP7.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.66
BWP8.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.47
BWP6.36
|
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pay 36.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$3.52
BWP47.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$38.87
BWP526.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$214.93
BWP2,911.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$145.08
BWP1,965.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$143.65
BWP1,946.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,874.06
|
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pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$1.66
BWP22.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.87
BWP25.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$3.68
BWP49.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$28.15
BWP381.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$5.71
BWP77.38
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Botswana
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$39.61
BWP536.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$23.92
BWP324.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$65.19
BWP883.30
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$70.79
BWP959.17
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