Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

compared to

Botswana

Botswana vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 49.4% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 57.7% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 78.3% more in Botswana
Housing: pay 34.3% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 2.3% less in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.3% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 14.6% more in Botswana

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Botswana are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Botswana.

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Botswana vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 BOB23.44	$10.85 BWP148.87	+441.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 BOB53.06	$5.79 BWP79.40	+27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 BOB8.31	$0.72 BWP9.92	+1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BOB6.12	$0.42 BWP5.71	-20.6%
Average			+127.9%

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pay 57.7% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 BOB11.38	$0.88 BWP12.02	-10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.77 BOB20.69	$3.16 BWP43.42	+78.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BOB31.04	$5.47 BWP75.12	+106.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.33 BOB15.50	$2.47 BWP33.83	+86.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 BOB15.01	$2.11 BWP28.88	+63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 BOB9.46	$0.75 BWP10.31	-7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BOB4.25	$0.64 BWP8.75	+75.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 BOB4.34	$0.90 BWP12.38	+143.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB7.38	$0.74 BWP10.15	+17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.65	$0.58 BWP7.97	+86.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.60	$0.53 BWP7.25	+71.8%
Average			+57.7%

Bolivia vs. Botswana - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.3% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.28 BOB26.70	$5.15 BWP70.71	+125.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.33 BOB249.40	$29.66 BWP406.91	+39.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,953.84 BOB163K	$19,891.73 BWP273K	+42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 BOB85.57	$20.87 BWP286.32	+185.2%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 34.3% more for housing

	Bolivia	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.45 BOB250.79	$42.10 BWP577.61	+96.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	+27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	+11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.53 BOB240.01	$45.63 BWP626.12	+122.3%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 2.3% less for childcare

	Bolivia	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	+5.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	-9.6%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 BOB16.21	$1.99 BWP27.29	+43.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 BOB19.90	$2.32 BWP31.83	+36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 BOB20.16	$3.62 BWP49.62	+109.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.62 BOB264.50	$33.58 BWP460.78	+48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.70 BOB54.99	$6.15 BWP84.36	+30.7%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.62 BOB358.01	$47.53 BWP652.19	+55.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 BOB341.97	$16.75 BWP229.75	-42.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.01 BOB608.10	$72.33 BWP992.46	+39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.19 BOB657.00	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	+39.5%
Average			+14.6%

Bolivia vs. Botswana - Cost of clothing

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