Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 60.3% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
|
Botswana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.70
|
$8.42
P116.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$0.88
P12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$0.56
P7.76
|
|
pay 71.0% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.49
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
|
$2.41
P33.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.60
|
$4.54
P62.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.69
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.49
|
$1.96
P27.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
$0.80
P11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.71
P9.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.96
P13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.02
|
$0.62
P8.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.62
P8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.68
P9.36
|
|
pay 49.3% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$4.19
P58.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$140.00
|
$22.96
P318.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
|
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.44
|
$18.98
P263.02
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.03
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.67
|
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.00
|
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.67
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
|
pay 78.4% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,020.62
|
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,687.50
|
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
|
$1.61
P22.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.56
|
$2.31
P32.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.93
|
$33.61
P465.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.35
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.00
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.40
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.67
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.33
|
$62.31
P863.59
|
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