Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 3.0% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.82
|
$5.90
BWP80.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.32
|
$4.64
BWP63.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.52
|
$0.67
BWP9.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.88
|
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.32
|
$0.64
BWP8.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.65
|
$3.31
BWP44.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.68
|
$4.38
BWP59.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.74
|
$1.86
BWP25.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.15
|
$2.43
BWP32.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO95.97
|
$0.78
BWP10.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.72
|
$0.56
BWP7.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.28
|
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.41
|
$0.57
BWP7.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.45
|
$0.66
BWP8.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.95
|
$0.47
BWP6.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.24
|
$3.52
BWP47.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.06
|
$24.02
BWP326.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,422.24
BWP250,216.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.06
|
$19.16
BWP260.23
|
|
pay 38.7% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,172.40
|
$38.87
BWP527.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,873.17
|
$214.93
BWP2,919.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,792.82
|
$145.08
BWP1,970.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,165.35
|
$40.25
BWP546.68
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,610.79
|
$143.65
BWP1,951.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,394.69
|
$4,050.13
BWP55,010.14
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.44
|
$1.66
BWP22.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.58
|
$1.87
BWP25.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.11
|
$3.68
BWP50.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,372.79
|
$28.15
BWP382.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.62
|
$5.71
BWP77.57
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,514.83
|
$39.61
BWP537.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,499.53
|
$23.92
BWP324.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,335.68
|
$65.19
BWP885.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,896.53
|
$70.79
BWP961.55
|
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