Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 2.7 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Libya, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
Libya
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.790
|
$5.90
BWP80.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD19.950
|
$4.64
BWP63.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
$0.67
BWP9.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
$0.36
BWP4.97
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
Libya
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$0.64
BWP8.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.530
|
$3.31
BWP45.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.810
|
$4.38
BWP60.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.400
|
$1.86
BWP25.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.800
|
$2.43
BWP33.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
$0.78
BWP10.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
$0.63
BWP8.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$0.57
BWP7.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.66
BWP9.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
$0.47
BWP6.43
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
$3.52
BWP48.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.240
|
$24.02
BWP329.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD79,816.000
|
$18,422.24
BWP252,354.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.190
|
$19.16
BWP262.45
|
|
pay 28.6% more for housing
Libya
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.200
|
$38.87
BWP532.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,037.680
|
$214.93
BWP2,944.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD563.890
|
$145.08
BWP1,987.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD149.960
|
$40.25
BWP551.35
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD318.710
|
$143.65
BWP1,967.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,653.630
|
$4,050.13
BWP55,480.14
|
|
pay 89.9% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
$1.66
BWP22.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
$1.87
BWP25.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.900
|
$3.68
BWP50.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD154.640
|
$28.15
BWP385.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.620
|
$5.71
BWP78.23
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Libya
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD144.550
|
$39.61
BWP542.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.030
|
$23.92
BWP327.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD213.300
|
$65.19
BWP893.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD280.510
|
$70.79
BWP969.76
|
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