Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 34.7% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,871
|
$8.42
P115.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,429
|
$0.88
P12.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,336
|
$0.56
P7.66
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
$0.76
P10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,732
|
$2.41
P33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,983
|
$4.54
P62.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
$2.13
P29.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,460
|
$1.96
P26.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,145
|
$0.80
P11.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,254
|
$0.71
P9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,841
|
$0.96
P13.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,621
|
$0.62
P8.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,590
|
$0.62
P8.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,462
|
$0.68
P9.25
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,948
|
$4.19
P57.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,878
|
$22.96
P314.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
$18,748.78
P256,747.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,806
|
$18.98
P259.89
|
|
pay 65.2% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
$85.82
P1,175.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
$251.58
P3,445.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
$202.25
P2,769.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
$33.90
P464.22
|
|
pay 66.0% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
$164.53
P2,253.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
$5,060.26
P69,295.55
|
|
pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,747
|
$1.61
P22.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,412
|
$2.31
P31.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
$4.21
P57.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,571
|
$33.61
P460.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,161
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
$42.64
P583.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
$21.97
P300.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
$55.75
P763.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,106
|
$62.31
P853.33
|
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