Cost of living comparison
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Botswana vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary
Botswana is 57.7% cheaper than Barbados overall.
Botswana vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Botswana instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
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Barbados
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
BBD45.00
|
$10.85
BWP148.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.25
BBD22.50
|
$5.79
BWP79.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
BBD4.57
|
$0.72
BWP9.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
BBD3.25
|
$0.42
BWP5.71
|
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Barbados vs. Botswana - Cost of restaurants
pay 62.6% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
BBD6.48
|
$0.88
BWP12.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
BBD7.82
|
$3.16
BWP43.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.47
BBD28.93
|
$5.47
BWP75.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.13
BBD12.26
|
$2.47
BWP33.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$2.11
BWP28.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
BBD4.76
|
$0.75
BWP10.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$0.64
BWP8.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.87
|
$0.90
BWP12.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
BBD4.91
|
$0.74
BWP10.15
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
BBD3.91
|
$0.58
BWP7.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.62
BBD3.24
|
$0.53
BWP7.25
|
|
Barbados vs. Botswana - Cost of groceries
pay 43.1% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.73
BBD15.46
|
$5.15
BWP70.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.66
BWP406.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,750.00
BBD87,500.00
|
$19,891.73
BWP273K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$32.40
BBD64.80
|
$20.87
BWP286.32
|
|
Barbados vs. Botswana - Cost of transportation
pay 67.1% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.96
BBD167.92
|
$42.10
BWP577.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.00
BBD1,850.00
|
$356.36
BWP4,889.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.00
BBD1,800.00
|
$221.34
BWP3,036.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.79
BBD225.59
|
$45.63
BWP626.12
|
|
Barbados vs. Botswana - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$127.13
BWP1,744.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,500.03
BWP34,301.86
|
Barbados vs. Botswana - Cost of childcare
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
BBD5.50
|
$1.99
BWP27.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
BBD10.27
|
$2.32
BWP31.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
BBD14.00
|
$3.62
BWP49.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.17
BBD138.33
|
$33.58
BWP460.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.88
BBD23.75
|
$6.15
BWP84.36
|
|
Barbados vs. Botswana - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.38
BBD98.75
|
$47.53
BWP652.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.88
BBD53.75
|
$16.75
BWP229.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.12
BBD186.25
|
$72.33
BWP992.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.25
BBD162.50
|
$78.36
BWP1,075.16
|
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Barbados vs. Botswana - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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