Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 40.8% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 53.0% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA598
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA830
|
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA835
|
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
|
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