Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 1.9% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$8.42
P116.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.88
P12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.56
P7.76
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$2.41
P33.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$4.54
P62.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$1.96
P27.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.80
P11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.71
P9.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.96
P13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.62
P8.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.62
P8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.68
P9.36
|
|
pay 30.1% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$4.19
P58.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.96
P318.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$18.98
P263.02
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Samoa
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Samoa
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.61
P22.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.31
P32.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$33.61
P465.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$62.31
P863.59
|
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