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Botswana vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 44.3% cheaper than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% less in Botswana
Groceries: pay 59.8% less in Botswana
Transportation: pay 30.6% less in Botswana
Housing: pay 54.4% less in Botswana
Childcare: pay 47.0% less in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% less in Botswana
Clothing: pay 16.1% less in Botswana

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Botswana.

Botswana vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Botswana instead of Barbados, you would:

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pay 59.6% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.67 BBD63.33	$10.33 BWP137.19	-67.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.42 BBD22.83	$6.01 BWP79.82	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 BBD3.74	$0.82 BWP10.88	-56.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 BBD2.94	$0.48 BWP6.39	-67.4%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 59.8% less for groceries

	Barbados	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 BBD5.77	$0.86 BWP11.40	-70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 BBD7.33	$3.42 BWP45.46	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.79 BBD27.57	$5.53 BWP73.48	-59.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.88 BBD11.75	$2.32 BWP30.88	-60.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 BBD12.15	$2.34 BWP31.11	-61.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 BBD4.01	$0.80 BWP10.59	-60.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BBD2.89	$0.65 BWP8.63	-55.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.77 BBD5.55	$0.80 BWP10.63	-71.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 BBD5.26	$0.73 BWP9.72	-72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.53	$0.64 BWP8.54	-71.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.90 BBD3.79	$0.58 BWP7.69	-69.5%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 30.6% less for transportation

	Barbados	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 BBD15.61	$4.28 BWP56.92	-45.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$30.79 BWP409.08	+18.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	$20,652.69 BWP274,382.03	-52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.77 BBD71.55	$20.46 BWP271.89	-42.8%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 54.4% less for housing

	Barbados	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.83 BBD131.67	$52.19 BWP693.44	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	$262.85 BWP3,492.13	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	$160.93 BWP2,138.04	-75.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$125.22 BBD250.44	$52.95 BWP703.47	-57.7%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 47.0% less for childcare

	Barbados	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.50 BBD605.00	$147.01 BWP1,953.10	-51.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	$3,593.57 BWP47,742.47	-42.5%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 BBD5.33	$2.25 BWP29.93	-15.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 BBD9.65	$2.30 BWP30.49	-52.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.87 BBD15.73	$3.68 BWP48.89	-53.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.38 BBD148.75	$32.35 BWP429.75	-56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 BBD20.50	$6.76 BWP89.80	-34.1%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

	Barbados	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.92 BBD115.83	$46.00 BWP611.12	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 BBD71.67	$24.41 BWP324.27	-31.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.61 BBD197.22	$71.82 BWP954.10	-27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.06 BBD156.11	$90.12 BWP1,197.30	+15.5%
Average			-16.1%

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