Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 9.7% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Botswana instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR155.77
|
$5.90
BWP80.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR84.82
|
$4.64
BWP63.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.48
|
$0.67
BWP9.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR13.02
|
$0.36
BWP4.97
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.45
|
$0.64
BWP8.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR66.07
|
$3.31
BWP45.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR76.00
|
$4.38
BWP60.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR39.21
|
$1.86
BWP25.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.95
|
$2.43
BWP33.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR12.09
|
$0.78
BWP10.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.59
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR11.04
|
$0.63
BWP8.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.97
|
$0.57
BWP7.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.28
|
$0.66
BWP9.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.52
|
$0.47
BWP6.43
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR90.33
|
$3.52
BWP48.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR955.83
|
$24.02
BWP329.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR368,152.82
|
$18,422.24
BWP252,354.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR158.63
|
$19.16
BWP262.45
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR765.05
|
$38.87
BWP532.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,824.02
|
$214.93
BWP2,944.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,090.81
|
$145.08
BWP1,987.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,437.44
|
$40.25
BWP551.35
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,198.12
|
$143.65
BWP1,967.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR71,094.18
|
$4,050.13
BWP55,480.14
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR38.35
|
$1.66
BWP22.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.66
|
$1.87
BWP25.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR50.41
|
$3.68
BWP50.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR536.52
|
$28.15
BWP385.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR111.59
|
$5.71
BWP78.23
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR840.66
|
$39.61
BWP542.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR567.60
|
$23.92
BWP327.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,531.41
|
$65.19
BWP893.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,450.16
|
$70.79
BWP969.76
|
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