Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 18.1% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.71
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.93
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Estonia
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.50
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.45
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.15
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.97
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.79
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.77
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,733.12
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.96
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
Estonia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.32
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€395.48
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€319.66
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€193.68
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€176.39
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,700.48
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.06
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.82
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.03
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.72
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.79
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.00
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€31.91
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.30
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.24
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
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