Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 24.6% cheaper than Slovenia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.03
|
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.37
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.15
|
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Slovenia
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.37
|
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.81
|
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Slovenia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€35.84
|
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,336.03
|
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.53
|
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Slovenia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€34.88
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€460.27
|
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€375.75
|
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€162.56
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Slovenia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€360.72
|
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,590.88
|
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.44
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€40.83
|
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.73
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
|
pay 36.1% less for clothing
Slovenia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.32
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€35.80
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.15
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.41
|
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
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