Cost of living comparison
British Virgin Islands is 2.6 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P115.27
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.11
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.66
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Botswana
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.34
|
$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.01
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.21
|
$7.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.22
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P26.81
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.01
|
$2.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.76
|
$1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.15
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.51
|
$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.50
|
$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.25
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
Botswana
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.41
|
$4.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P314.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P256,747.22
|
$23,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P259.89
|
?? | |
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Botswana
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,175.20
|
$122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,445.13
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,769.58
|
$1,266.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P464.22
|
$152.94
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,253.09
|
$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,295.55
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.01
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.70
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P57.64
|
$2.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P460.22
|
$160.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P78.60
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Botswana
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P583.86
|
$80.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P300.91
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P763.50
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P853.33
|
$160.00
|
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