Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 87.2% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 59.7% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 72.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
|
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