Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 2.2 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
|
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