Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 13.3% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
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