Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 6.6% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$4.96
R$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$4.04
R$20.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$3.80
R$19.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$4.69
R$24.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$43.51
R$222.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$7.69
R$39.38
|
|
pay 0.5% less for housing
Botswana
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$182.14
R$932.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
|
pay 33.8% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$23.14
R$118.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$5.80
R$29.67
|
|
pay 25.5% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$54.94
R$281.21
|
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