Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 96.1% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP81.03
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP63.81
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP9.17
|
$1.70
LRD329.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.99
|
$2.50
LRD484.88
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.76
|
$1.56
LRD302.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP45.52
|
$5.91
LRD1,145.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP60.21
|
$5.71
LRD1,107.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP25.58
|
$3.93
LRD763.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP33.36
|
$4.09
LRD793.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.74
|
$0.95
LRD184.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.70
|
$3.33
LRD645.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.63
|
$4.27
LRD828.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.78
|
$4.18
LRD810.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP9.04
|
$1.03
LRD199.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.45
|
$4.00
LRD775.80
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP48.42
|
$4.22
LRD817.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP330.18
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP253,203.17
|
$5,069.87
LRD983,302.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP263.33
|
$12.69
LRD2,461.60
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP534.26
|
$93.25
LRD18,085.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,954.04
|
$666.67
LRD129,300.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,993.97
|
$90.00
LRD17,455.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP553.21
|
$208.46
LRD40,430.26
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,974.35
|
$74.33
LRD14,416.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP55,666.72
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,925.06
|
|
pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.79
|
$2.50
LRD484.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.76
|
$3.12
LRD606.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP50.64
|
$5.00
LRD969.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP386.84
|
$76.25
LRD14,788.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP78.49
|
$9.75
LRD1,890.97
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP544.39
|
$18.41
LRD3,571.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP328.80
|
$33.75
LRD6,545.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP896.06
|
$56.25
LRD10,909.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP973.02
|
$68.75
LRD13,334.07
|
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