Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 2.3 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
$8.42
P116.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
$0.88
P12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
$0.56
P7.76
|
|
pay 82.6% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
$2.41
P33.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
$4.54
P62.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
$1.96
P27.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
$0.80
P11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
$0.71
P9.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
$0.96
P13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
$0.62
P8.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
$0.62
P8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
$0.68
P9.36
|
|
pay 66.1% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
$4.19
P58.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
$22.96
P318.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
$18.98
P263.02
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
|
pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
$1.61
P22.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
$2.31
P32.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
$33.61
P465.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
pay 86.8% more for clothing
Nepal
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
$62.31
P863.59
|
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