Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 25.6% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Niger, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA760
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA368
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Niger
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA373
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA664
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA163
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 98.5% more for housing
Niger
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
Niger
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
Niger
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
|
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