Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 2.3% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Botswana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Botswana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 46.3% more for housing
Botswana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
Botswana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Botswana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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