Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 62.1% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Lesotho
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Botswana
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.90
BWP79.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$4.64
BWP62.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.67
BWP9.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.36
BWP4.92
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Botswana
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.64
BWP8.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$4.38
BWP59.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.86
BWP25.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.43
BWP32.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.78
BWP10.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.56
BWP7.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.63
BWP8.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.57
BWP7.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.66
BWP8.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.47
BWP6.36
|
|
pay 54.9% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Botswana
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$3.52
BWP47.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$38.87
BWP526.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$214.93
BWP2,911.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$145.08
BWP1,965.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$143.65
BWP1,946.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,874.06
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.66
BWP22.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$1.87
BWP25.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$3.68
BWP49.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$28.15
BWP381.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.71
BWP77.38
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$39.61
BWP536.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$23.92
BWP324.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$65.19
BWP883.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$70.79
BWP959.17
|
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