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Botswana vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 23.9% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 89.2% more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 1.7% less in Botswana
Housing: pay 13.4% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 5.2% more in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Botswana

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, childcare, and clothing in Botswana are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Botswana.

Botswana vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Botswana instead of Swaziland, you would:

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pay 89.2% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL52.69	$10.33 BWP137.19	+231.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.01	$6.01 BWP79.82	+154.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.35	$0.82 BWP10.88	-15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.51	$0.48 BWP6.39	-14.4%
Average			+89.2%

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.02	$0.86 BWP11.40	+11.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.06	$3.42 BWP45.46	-25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL68.95	$5.53 BWP73.48	+35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.27	$2.32 BWP30.88	+34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL38.95	$2.34 BWP31.11	+1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL11.95	$0.80 BWP10.59	+13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.75	$0.65 BWP8.63	+91.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.38	$0.80 BWP10.63	+83.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL10.92	$0.73 BWP9.72	+13.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.11	$0.64 BWP8.54	+34.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.88	$0.58 BWP7.69	-0.9%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 1.7% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL76.54	$4.28 BWP56.92	-5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL512.27	$30.79 BWP409.08	+1.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL292,724.37	$20,652.69 BWP274,382.03	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL448.84	$20.46 BWP271.89	-22.8%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 13.4% more for housing

	Swaziland	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL487.87	$52.19 BWP693.44	+81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,513.32	$262.85 BWP3,492.13	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,171.18	$160.93 BWP2,138.04	-14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,019.75	$52.95 BWP703.47	-12.1%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 5.2% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,853.92	$147.01 BWP1,953.10	+34.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,011.33	$3,593.57 BWP47,742.47	-23.9%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL31.71	$2.25 BWP29.93	+20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.43	$2.30 BWP30.49	+16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.37	$3.68 BWP48.89	+37.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL487.87	$32.35 BWP429.75	+12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL63.42	$6.76 BWP89.80	+80.5%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL780.27	$46.00 BWP611.12	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL406.56	$24.41 BWP324.27	+1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,268.47	$71.82 BWP954.10	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,431.10	$90.12 BWP1,197.30	+6.6%
Average			+1.0%

Swaziland vs. Botswana - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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