Cost of living comparison
Laos is 35.4% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Laos instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 82.8% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 11.3% less for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 85.9% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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