Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 21.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Peru, you would:
pay 58.6% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 33.3% more for groceries
Peru
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
Peru
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
Peru
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
Peru
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Peru
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
|
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