Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 43.2% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
Denmark
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
|
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