Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 42.4% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
Botswana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
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