Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Austria

Austria vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 2.4 times more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Austria
Groceries: pay 94.5% more in Austria
Transportation: pay 50.9% more in Austria
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Austria
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.7% more in Austria
Clothing: pay 85.7% more in Austria

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

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Austria vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Botswana	Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP149.36	$17.46 €15.58	+60.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.66	$12.35 €11.02	+113.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.96	$3.78 €3.37	+422.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.73	$3.01 €2.69	+624.6%
Average			+132.3%

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pay 94.5% more for groceries

	Botswana	Austria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.06	$2.57 €2.30	+193.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.56	$8.98 €8.02	+183.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.37	$6.13 €5.47	+12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.94	$4.57 €4.08	+85.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.98	$6.11 €5.45	+190.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.34	$1.25 €1.11	+65.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.78	$1.00 €0.90	+57.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.42	$1.36 €1.21	+50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.18	$1.85 €1.65	+150.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP8.00	$0.97 €0.86	+66.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.28	$0.97 €0.87	+83.6%
Average			+94.5%

Botswana vs. Austria - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.9% more for transportation

	Botswana	Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.95	$7.11 €6.35	+38.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP408.26	$57.51 €51.33	+93.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP274K	$29,576.16 €26,397.85	+48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP287.28	$24.10 €21.51	+15.5%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Botswana	Austria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP579.53	$35.97 €32.11	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,905.78	$964.19 €860.58	+170.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,047.03	$803.82 €717.44	+263.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP628.21	$265.50 €236.97	+481.8%
Average			+222.3%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Botswana	Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,750.05	$557.81 €497.87	+338.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,415.98	$16,914.08 €15,096.46	+576.6%
Average			+444.9%

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pay 97.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.38	$5.34 €4.77	+168.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.94	$4.45 €3.97	+91.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.79	$7.41 €6.61	+104.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP462.32	$46.11 €41.16	+37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.64	$13.84 €12.35	+125.1%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 85.7% more for clothing

	Botswana	Austria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP654.36	$95.22 €84.99	+100.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP230.52	$45.58 €40.68	+172.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP995.76	$102.93 €91.87	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,078.74	$120.01 €107.12	+53.2%
Average			+85.7%

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