Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 53.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Botswana instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
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Botswana
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$5.90
BWP80.02
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$4.64
BWP63.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$0.67
BWP9.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
United Kingdom
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Botswana
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$0.64
BWP8.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$4.38
BWP59.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$1.86
BWP25.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$2.43
BWP32.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.78
BWP10.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.56
BWP7.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$0.57
BWP7.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.66
BWP8.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.47
BWP6.37
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Botswana
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$3.52
BWP47.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Botswana
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$38.87
BWP527.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$214.93
BWP2,917.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$145.08
BWP1,969.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
|
pay 83.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Botswana
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$143.65
BWP1,949.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,979.04
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Botswana
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$1.66
BWP22.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$1.87
BWP25.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$3.68
BWP50.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$28.15
BWP382.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$5.71
BWP77.52
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Botswana
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$39.61
BWP537.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$23.92
BWP324.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$65.19
BWP884.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$70.79
BWP961.00
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