Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 60.6% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,617
|
$8.42
P116.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,358
|
$0.88
P12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,798
|
$0.56
P7.76
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,310
|
$2.41
P33.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,840
|
$4.54
P62.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,095
|
$1.96
P27.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,258
|
$0.80
P11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,151
|
$0.71
P9.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,440
|
$0.96
P13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,553
|
$0.62
P8.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,191
|
$0.62
P8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,310
|
$0.68
P9.36
|
|
pay 50.0% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,979
|
$4.19
P58.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$92,563
|
$22.96
P318.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,215
|
$18.98
P263.02
|
|
pay 77.4% more for housing
Colombia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$817,565
|
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$690,614
|
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
|
pay 63.1% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$408,978
|
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
|
pay 94.7% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,511
|
$1.61
P22.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,726
|
$2.31
P32.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$71,894
|
$33.61
P465.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,419
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$177,015
|
$62.31
P863.59
|
|
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