Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 17.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Poland, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
|
pay 7.3% less for childcare
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
Poland
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
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