Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.8 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$18.47
€17.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$2.82
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$5.75
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$6.08
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$24.74
€23.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$28.68
€26.79
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$865.49
€808.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$59.31
€55.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$13.50
€12.61
|
|
pay 85.5% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$115.79
€108.16
|
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