Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 12.9% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Gabon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 60.8% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
|
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