Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 17.0% cheaper than Kuwait.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.87
KWD2.410
|
$5.90
BWP81.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
$4.64
BWP63.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.67
BWP9.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.36
BWP4.99
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
Kuwait
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.64
BWP8.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
$3.31
BWP45.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
$4.38
BWP60.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
$1.86
BWP25.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
$2.43
BWP33.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
$0.78
BWP10.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
$0.56
BWP7.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
$0.63
BWP8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$0.57
BWP7.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
$0.66
BWP9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
$0.47
BWP6.45
|
|
pay 24.3% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
$3.52
BWP48.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.40
KWD14.530
|
$24.02
BWP330.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,976.19
KWD6,431.400
|
$18,422.24
BWP253,203.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.95
KWD8.570
|
$19.16
BWP263.33
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Kuwait
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
KWD8.470
|
$38.87
BWP534.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$773.68
KWD237.210
|
$214.93
BWP2,954.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.71
KWD199.510
|
$145.08
BWP1,993.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.06
KWD11.670
|
$40.25
BWP553.21
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Kuwait
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$347.73
KWD106.620
|
$143.65
BWP1,974.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,860.53
KWD1,796.870
|
$4,050.13
BWP55,666.72
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$1.66
BWP22.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
$1.87
BWP25.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
$3.68
BWP50.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.69
KWD33.020
|
$28.15
BWP386.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
$5.71
BWP78.49
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Kuwait
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.49
KWD13.030
|
$39.61
BWP544.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
KWD15.520
|
$23.92
BWP328.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.68
KWD27.800
|
$65.19
BWP896.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.84
KWD26.010
|
$70.79
BWP973.02
|
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