Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 53.0% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Austria, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Austria
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Botswana
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.12
|
$5.90
BWP80.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.49
|
$4.64
BWP63.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.75
|
$0.67
BWP9.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.36
BWP4.97
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
Austria
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$0.64
BWP8.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.57
|
$3.31
BWP45.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.13
|
$4.38
BWP60.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$1.86
BWP25.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.33
|
$2.43
BWP33.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.78
BWP10.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.63
BWP8.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.70
|
$0.57
BWP7.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.66
BWP9.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.47
BWP6.43
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Austria
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.00
|
$3.52
BWP48.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.71
|
$24.02
BWP329.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,007.35
|
$18,422.24
BWP252,354.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.14
|
$19.16
BWP262.45
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Austria
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.45
|
$38.87
BWP532.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€802.74
|
$214.93
BWP2,944.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€631.28
|
$145.08
BWP1,987.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.81
|
$40.25
BWP551.35
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
Austria
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€432.52
|
$143.65
BWP1,967.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,159.31
|
$4,050.13
BWP55,480.14
|
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.23
|
$1.66
BWP22.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$1.87
BWP25.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.95
|
$3.68
BWP50.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.84
|
$28.15
BWP385.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.68
|
$5.71
BWP78.23
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Austria
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.43
|
$39.61
BWP542.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.69
|
$23.92
BWP327.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.05
|
$65.19
BWP893.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.43
|
$70.79
BWP969.76
|
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