Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 30.7% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.66
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.26
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.76
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.41
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.95
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.13
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.14
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.88
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.31
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.61
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.60
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.36
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P58.10
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P318.17
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P263.02
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.27
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P32.08
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P465.75
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.54
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P863.59
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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