Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 58.2% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$8.99
€8.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$4.58
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$4.83
€4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$7.32
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
$38.37
€35.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$342.38
€317.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$247.16
€229.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$261.48
€242.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$37.76
€35.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$7.56
€7.02
|
|
pay 61.8% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$104.60
€97.14
|
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