Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 8.2% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P115.27
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.11
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.66
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.34
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.01
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.21
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.22
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P26.81
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.01
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.76
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.15
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.51
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.50
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.25
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.41
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P314.39
|
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P256,748.49
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P259.89
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
Botswana
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,175.20
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,445.15
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,769.59
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P464.22
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,253.10
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,295.89
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.01
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.70
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P57.64
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P460.22
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P78.60
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P583.86
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P300.91
|
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P763.51
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P853.33
|
$77.33
|
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