Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 8.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Laos, you would:
pay 60.0% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
|
pay 62.1% more for transportation
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
|
pay 12.7% more for childcare
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Laos
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
|
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