Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 5.7% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 54.6% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$8.42
P116.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$0.88
P12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$0.56
P7.72
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$2.41
P33.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$4.54
P62.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$1.96
P27.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$0.80
P11.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.71
P9.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.96
P13.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$0.62
P8.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.62
P8.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.68
P9.32
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$4.19
P57.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$22.96
P316.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$18.98
P261.88
|
|
pay 22.3% less for housing
Zambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$1.61
P22.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$2.31
P31.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$33.61
P463.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
|
pay 28.0% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$62.31
P859.87
|
|
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