Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 9.4% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$5.90
BWP79.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$4.64
BWP62.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.67
BWP9.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.36
BWP4.92
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$0.64
BWP8.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$4.38
BWP59.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$1.86
BWP25.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$2.43
BWP32.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.78
BWP10.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.56
BWP7.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.63
BWP8.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.57
BWP7.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.66
BWP8.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.47
BWP6.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$3.52
BWP47.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$38.87
BWP526.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$214.93
BWP2,911.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$145.08
BWP1,965.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 18.6% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$143.65
BWP1,946.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,874.06
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$1.66
BWP22.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$1.87
BWP25.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$3.68
BWP49.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$28.15
BWP381.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$5.71
BWP77.38
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$39.61
BWP536.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$23.92
BWP324.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$65.19
BWP883.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$70.79
BWP959.17
|
|
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