Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 46.8% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 50.0% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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