Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 25.2% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Greece, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.87
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Greece
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Greece
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
Greece
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 38.3% less for childcare
Greece
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
Greece
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
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