Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 68.6% cheaper than Bermuda.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Bermuda, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Bermuda
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$8.42
P116.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$0.88
P12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.56
P7.76
|
|
pay 78.3% less for groceries
Bermuda
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$2.41
P33.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$4.54
P62.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$1.96
P27.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.41
$5.41
|
$0.80
P11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.71
P9.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$0.96
P13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$0.62
P8.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.62
P8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.68
P9.36
|
|
pay 51.7% less for transportation
Bermuda
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$4.19
P58.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.50
$68.50
|
$22.96
P318.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$18.98
P263.02
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
Bermuda
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,193.95
$2,193.95
|
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Bermuda
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
|
pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bermuda
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.33
$9.33
|
$1.61
P22.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
$5.50
|
$2.31
P32.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$114.94
$114.94
|
$33.61
P465.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
pay 52.8% less for clothing
Bermuda
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.50
$70.50
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$62.31
P863.59
|
|
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