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Botswana vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 39.8% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 59.1% more in Botswana
Housing: pay 55.9% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 21.7% more in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.3% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 0.7% more in Botswana

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and childcare in Botswana are more expensive than in Paraguay.

Botswana vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Botswana instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 43.0% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG26,837	$10.33 BWP136.61	+158.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG34,608	$6.01 BWP79.48	+16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,545	$0.82 BWP10.83	-1.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,263	$0.48 BWP6.36	-1.2%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG6,953	$0.86 BWP11.35	-17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG23,407	$3.42 BWP45.26	-2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG23,603	$5.53 BWP73.16	+57.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,115	$2.32 BWP30.75	+28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,116	$2.34 BWP30.98	+55.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,315	$0.80 BWP10.55	-15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,717	$0.65 BWP8.60	+60.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,706	$0.80 BWP10.59	+98.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG4,919	$0.73 BWP9.68	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,062	$0.64 BWP8.50	+40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,746	$0.58 BWP7.65	+41.3%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 59.1% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG24,202	$4.28 BWP56.68	+18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG191,674	$30.79 BWP407.33	+7.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	$20,652.69 BWP273,212.28	+34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG49,704	$20.46 BWP270.73	+176.1%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 55.9% more for housing

	Paraguay	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG112,583	$52.19 BWP690.48	+210.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,642,570	$262.85 BWP3,477.25	-33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,000,523	$160.93 BWP2,128.93	-46.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG184,823	$52.95 BWP700.48	+92.1%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 21.7% more for childcare

	Paraguay	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG811,171	$147.01 BWP1,944.77	+21.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG19,775,034	$3,593.57 BWP47,538.94	+21.9%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG8,926	$2.25 BWP29.80	+69.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,200	$2.30 BWP30.36	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,456	$3.68 BWP48.68	+191.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG178,980	$32.35 BWP427.91	+21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG36,800	$6.76 BWP89.41	+23.2%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG369,960	$46.00 BWP608.52	-16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG253,687	$24.41 BWP322.89	-35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG523,480	$71.82 BWP950.03	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG371,134	$90.12 BWP1,192.20	+62.8%
Average			+0.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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