Cost of living comparison
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Botswana vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary
Botswana is 1.7% cheaper than Equatorial Guinea overall.
Botswana vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Botswana instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.54
FCFA4,997
|
$10.85
BWP149.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.54
FCFA4,997
|
$5.79
BWP79.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
FCFA500
|
$0.72
BWP9.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
FCFA250
|
$0.42
BWP5.73
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Botswana - Cost of restaurants
pay 27.5% less for groceries
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.88
BWP12.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA1,972
|
$3.16
BWP43.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.34
FCFA6,053
|
$5.47
BWP75.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
FCFA2,199
|
$2.47
BWP33.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
FCFA1,588
|
$2.11
BWP28.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
FCFA635
|
$0.75
BWP10.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA453
|
$0.64
BWP8.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
BWP12.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
BWP10.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
BWP8.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
BWP7.28
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Botswana - Cost of groceries
pay 20.1% less for transportation
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.15
BWP70.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.40
FCFA15,454
|
$29.66
BWP408.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,056.06
FCFA19M
|
$19,891.73
BWP274K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.87
BWP287.28
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Botswana - Cost of transportation
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$42.10
BWP579.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$356.36
BWP4,905.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.95
FCFA131K
|
$221.34
BWP3,047.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$45.63
BWP628.21
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Botswana - Cost of housing
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$127.13
BWP1,750.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$341.40
FCFA200K
|
$2,500.03
BWP34,415.98
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Botswana - Cost of childcare
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
FCFA999
|
$1.99
BWP27.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
FCFA2,748
|
$2.32
BWP31.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,647
|
$3.62
BWP49.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.14
FCFA19,988
|
$33.58
BWP462.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,155
|
$6.15
BWP84.64
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Botswana - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.53
BWP654.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$16.75
BWP230.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$72.33
BWP995.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.36
BWP1,078.74
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Botswana - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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