Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 36.8% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$8.42
P116.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$0.88
P12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.56
P7.76
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$2.41
P33.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$4.54
P62.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$1.96
P27.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$0.80
P11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.71
P9.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$0.96
P13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$0.62
P8.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.62
P8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.68
P9.36
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$4.19
P58.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$22.96
P318.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$18.98
P263.02
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
|
pay 30.5% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$1.61
P22.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$2.31
P32.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$33.61
P465.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$62.31
P863.59
|
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