Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 0.5% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$6.95
ARS6,096.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$4.91
ARS4,308.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$1.18
ARS1,031.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.81
ARS713.35
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$1.16
ARS1,015.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$3.30
ARS2,892.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$3.02
ARS2,646.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$1.48
ARS1,297.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$1.86
ARS1,632.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$0.70
ARS616.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.61
ARS532.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$0.48
ARS418.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$0.61
ARS538.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.31
ARS275.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.37
ARS325.89
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$3.41
ARS2,988.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$19.26
ARS16,886.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,131,121.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$8.86
ARS7,763.90
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$21.98
ARS19,267.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$237.02
ARS207,806.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$180.77
ARS158,490.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$38.32
ARS33,593.64
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$116.37
ARS102,025.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,170,004.92
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$1.80
ARS1,578.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$1.63
ARS1,432.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$1.91
ARS1,675.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$22.57
ARS19,788.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$4.09
ARS3,585.14
|
|
pay 77.4% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$59.01
ARS51,739.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$50.10
ARS43,925.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$112.10
ARS98,280.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$88.63
ARS77,702.77
|
|
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