Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 34.3% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$5.90
BWP79.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$4.64
BWP62.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.67
BWP9.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.36
BWP4.92
|
|
pay 48.0% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.64
BWP8.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$4.38
BWP59.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$1.86
BWP25.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.43
BWP32.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.78
BWP10.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.56
BWP7.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.63
BWP8.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.57
BWP7.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.66
BWP8.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.47
BWP6.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$3.52
BWP47.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 65.8% more for housing
Belarus
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$38.87
BWP526.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$214.93
BWP2,911.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$145.08
BWP1,965.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 40.6% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$143.65
BWP1,946.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,874.06
|
|
pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.66
BWP22.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$1.87
BWP25.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$3.68
BWP49.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$28.15
BWP381.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$5.71
BWP77.38
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$39.61
BWP536.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$23.92
BWP324.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$65.19
BWP883.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$70.79
BWP959.17
|
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