Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 27.0% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Spain, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Botswana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$8.42
P116.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.88
P12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.56
P7.76
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Spain
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$2.41
P33.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$4.54
P62.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$1.96
P27.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.80
P11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.71
P9.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.96
P13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.62
P8.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.62
P8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.68
P9.36
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Spain
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$4.19
P58.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$22.96
P318.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$18.98
P263.02
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Spain
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
|
pay 41.6% less for childcare
Spain
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$1.61
P22.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.31
P32.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$33.61
P465.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
Spain
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$62.31
P863.59
|
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