Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 43.3% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$8.42
P115.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$0.88
P12.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.56
P7.66
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.76
P10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$2.41
P33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$4.54
P62.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.13
P29.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.96
P26.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.80
P11.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.71
P9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.96
P13.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.62
P8.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.62
P8.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.68
P9.25
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$4.19
P57.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
$22.96
P314.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
$18,748.78
P256,747.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
$18.98
P259.89
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$85.82
P1,175.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$251.58
P3,445.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$202.25
P2,769.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$33.90
P464.22
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
$164.53
P2,253.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
$5,060.26
P69,295.55
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$1.61
P22.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$2.31
P31.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$4.21
P57.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$33.61
P460.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
|
pay 47.8% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$42.64
P583.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
$21.97
P300.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
$55.75
P763.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
$62.31
P853.33
|
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