Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 24.4% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
|
pay 19.2% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
|
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