Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 47.6% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 47.1% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$7.27
€6.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
$5.43
€5.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$1.52
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$6.62
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
$23.13
€21.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$20,325.40
€19,001.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$11.42
€10.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$20.68
€19.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$525.97
€491.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$430.57
€402.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$154.00
€143.97
|
|
pay 86.8% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$367.52
€343.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$7,594.62
€7,100.09
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$36.25
€33.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
$7.09
€6.63
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
$56.64
€52.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$32.72
€30.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$68.42
€63.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$87.74
€82.03
|
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