Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 2.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
|
pay 94.8% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
pay 89.0% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
|
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