Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 39.8% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
Botswana
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
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