Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 18.7% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Mali, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Mali
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
Mali
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Mali
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Mali
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Mali
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
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