Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 3.2 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 86.2% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
?? | |
pay 41.0% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
?? | |
pay 10.0 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Botswana
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
?? |
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Botswana
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
?? |
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