Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 50.7% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Chad, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA388
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 60.2% more for transportation
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Chad
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
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