Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 62.5% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.650
|
$5.90
BWP80.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
$4.64
BWP63.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$0.67
BWP9.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.64
BWP8.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.670
|
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.510
|
$4.38
BWP59.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
$1.86
BWP25.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.350
|
$2.43
BWP32.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.300
|
$0.78
BWP10.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.840
|
$0.56
BWP7.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.57
BWP7.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$0.66
BWP8.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.47
BWP6.37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.540
|
$3.52
BWP47.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.490
|
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.120
|
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
Tunisia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
$38.87
BWP527.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND654.870
|
$214.93
BWP2,917.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND458.360
|
$145.08
BWP1,969.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
|
pay 89.3% more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND254.420
|
$143.65
BWP1,949.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,979.04
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$1.66
BWP22.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.350
|
$1.87
BWP25.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
$3.68
BWP50.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND83.800
|
$28.15
BWP382.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND13.120
|
$5.71
BWP77.52
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
$39.61
BWP537.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
$23.92
BWP324.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
$65.19
BWP884.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND202.490
|
$70.79
BWP961.00
|
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