Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 39.2% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
$5.90
BWP80.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
$4.64
BWP63.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$0.67
BWP9.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$0.64
BWP8.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
$4.38
BWP59.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
$1.86
BWP25.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
$2.43
BWP32.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$0.78
BWP10.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.56
BWP7.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$0.57
BWP7.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$0.66
BWP8.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
$0.47
BWP6.37
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
$3.52
BWP47.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
|
pay 78.0% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
$38.87
BWP527.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
$214.93
BWP2,917.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
$145.08
BWP1,969.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
|
pay 40.6% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
$143.65
BWP1,949.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,979.04
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
$1.66
BWP22.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$1.87
BWP25.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
$3.68
BWP50.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
$28.15
BWP382.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
$5.71
BWP77.52
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
$39.61
BWP537.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
$23.92
BWP324.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
$65.19
BWP884.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
$70.79
BWP961.00
|
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