Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 37.2% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.90
|
$8.42
P116.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.75
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$0.88
P12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.32
|
$0.56
P7.72
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.56
|
$2.41
P33.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.10
|
$4.54
P62.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.35
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$1.96
P27.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$0.80
P11.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.71
P9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.95
|
$0.96
P13.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.62
P8.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.62
P8.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.68
P9.32
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$4.19
P57.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.83
|
$22.96
P316.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,898.07
|
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.73
|
$18.98
P261.88
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.45
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£873.07
|
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£727.33
|
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.88
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
|
pay 75.9% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£671.38
|
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,173.55
|
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$1.61
P22.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.90
|
$2.31
P31.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.34
|
$33.61
P463.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.96
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.29
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.25
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.44
|
$62.31
P859.87
|
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