Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 10.0% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Oman, you would:
pay 34.4% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Oman
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Oman
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
Oman
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
Oman
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
Oman
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
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