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Botswana vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 59.7% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 4.4% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Botswana
Housing: pay 35.4% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 1.2% more in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Botswana

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries in Botswana are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Botswana.

Botswana vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$10.33 BWP147.32	+489.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$6.01 BWP85.71	+90.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$0.82 BWP11.68	+35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$0.48 BWP6.86	+49.9%
Average			+166.2%

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pay 4.4% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$0.86 BWP12.24	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$3.42 BWP48.81	-23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$5.53 BWP78.90	+13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$2.32 BWP33.16	+48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$2.34 BWP33.41	+71.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$0.80 BWP11.38	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.65 BWP9.27	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$0.80 BWP11.42	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$0.73 BWP10.44	+21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$0.64 BWP9.17	+12.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$0.58 BWP8.25	-34.0%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$4.28 BWP61.12	+48.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$30.79 BWP439.28	+173.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$20,652.69 BWP294,641.57	-18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$20.46 BWP291.96	+411.3%
Average			+153.6%

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pay 35.4% more for housing

	Indonesia	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$52.19 BWP744.64	+139.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$262.85 BWP3,749.98	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$160.93 BWP2,295.91	-1.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$52.95 BWP755.42	+9.6%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 1.2% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$147.01 BWP2,097.31	+42.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$3,593.57 BWP51,267.63	-40.3%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$2.25 BWP32.14	-14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$2.30 BWP32.75	+44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$3.68 BWP52.50	+59.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$32.35 BWP461.48	+33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$6.76 BWP96.43	+119.6%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$46.00 BWP656.25	+7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$24.41 BWP348.21	-14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$71.82 BWP1,024.55	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$90.12 BWP1,285.71	+36.6%
Average			+8.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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