Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 65.6% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$0.98
Rs274
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 63.8% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
$2.14
Rs596
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$1.71
Rs476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 62.8% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$2.55
Rs709
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$1.80
Rs502
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
Botswana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
|
pay 88.1% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
$2.54
Rs705
|
|
pay 55.8% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
|
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