Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 19.7% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 48.8% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
$8.42
P115.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
$0.88
P12.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.56
P7.66
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
$0.76
P10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
$2.41
P33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
$4.54
P62.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
$2.13
P29.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
$1.96
P26.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
$0.80
P11.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
$0.71
P9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS900
|
$0.96
P13.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$0.62
P8.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS894
|
$0.62
P8.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
$0.68
P9.25
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
$4.19
P57.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
$22.96
P314.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
$18,748.78
P256,748.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
$18.98
P259.89
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
$85.82
P1,175.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
$251.58
P3,445.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
$202.25
P2,769.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
$33.90
P464.22
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
$164.53
P2,253.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
$5,060.26
P69,295.89
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
$1.61
P22.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
$2.31
P31.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
$4.21
P57.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
$33.61
P460.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
$42.64
P583.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
$21.97
P300.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
$55.75
P763.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
$62.31
P853.33
|
|
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