Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 46.3% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 59.5% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 34.1% less for housing
Barbados
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Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
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