Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Botswana

Botswana vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 23.0% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 7.6% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 9.5% more in Botswana
Housing: pay 53.8% less in Botswana
Childcare: pay 72.2% less in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.0% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Botswana

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Botswana are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including childcare, housing, and clothing are lower in Botswana.

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Botswana vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Botswana instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 46.3% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$10.85 BWP148.87	+171.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$5.79 BWP79.40	-11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$0.72 BWP9.92	+19.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$0.42 BWP5.71	-36.7%
Average			+46.3%

Ethiopia vs. Botswana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.6% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$0.88 BWP12.02	-26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$3.16 BWP43.42	-14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$5.47 BWP75.12	+33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$2.47 BWP33.83	+39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$2.11 BWP28.88	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$0.75 BWP10.31	-69.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.64 BWP8.75	+114.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.90 BWP12.38	-8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$0.74 BWP10.15	+140.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.58 BWP7.97	+164.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.53 BWP7.25	+8.4%
Average			+7.6%

Ethiopia vs. Botswana - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.5% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$5.15 BWP70.71	+46.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$29.66 BWP406.91	+40.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$19,891.73 BWP273K	-63.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$20.87 BWP286.32	+492.0%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 53.8% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$42.10 BWP577.61	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	-43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$45.63 BWP626.12	-70.9%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	-6.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	-91.7%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$1.99 BWP27.29	+148.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$2.32 BWP31.83	+152.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$3.62 BWP49.62	-54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$33.58 BWP460.78	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$6.15 BWP84.36	+64.0%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$47.53 BWP652.19	+43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$16.75 BWP229.75	-76.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$72.33 BWP992.46	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	-5.3%
Average			-26.3%

Ethiopia vs. Botswana - Cost of clothing

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