Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 40.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Botswana instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$8.42
P116.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$0.88
P12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.56
P7.76
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Botswana
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$2.41
P33.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$4.54
P62.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$1.96
P27.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.80
P11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.71
P9.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.96
P13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.62
P8.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.62
P8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.68
P9.36
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$4.19
P58.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$22.96
P318.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$18.98
P263.02
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$1.61
P22.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$2.31
P32.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$33.61
P465.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Botswana
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$62.31
P863.59
|
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