Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 2.0 times more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.5% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 78.7% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 16.6% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 98.6% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in Seychelles

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Seychelles are more expensive than in Botswana. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.

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Seychelles vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seychelles instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 75.5% more for restaurants

	Botswana	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$16.42 SCR230.29	+51.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$8.49 SCR119.03	+46.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$1.83 SCR25.65	+152.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$1.85 SCR25.99	+345.5%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 78.7% more for groceries

	Botswana	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$1.57 SCR21.97	+78.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$10.53 SCR147.71	+232.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$7.50 SCR105.20	+37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$4.41 SCR61.81	+78.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$3.44 SCR48.25	+63.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$1.09 SCR15.22	+44.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$1.26 SCR17.73	+98.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$1.03 SCR14.41	+13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$4.05 SCR56.87	+448.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.69 SCR9.63	+18.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.62 SCR8.75	+18.1%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

	Botswana	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$6.19 SCR86.82	+20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$27.94 SCR391.84	-5.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$26,759.63 SCR375K	+34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	??
Average			+16.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Botswana	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$117.67 SCR1,650.44	+179.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$978.82 SCR13,728.41	+174.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$894.39 SCR12,544.32	+304.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$96.28 SCR1,350.37	+111.0%
Average			+208.4%

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pay 98.6% more for childcare

	Botswana	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	+13.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$8,698.34 SCR122K	+247.9%
Average			+98.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$9.02 SCR126.57	+353.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$5.18 SCR72.61	+123.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$20.19 SCR283.22	+458.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$103.85 SCR1,456.50	+209.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$9.37 SCR131.40	+52.4%
Average			+178.0%

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Botswana	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$33.50 SCR469.90	-29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$18.33 SCR257.03	+9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$68.86 SCR965.77	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$80.22 SCR1,125.09	+2.4%
Average			-6.9%

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