Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 7.5% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP78.62
|
$3.66
₱213.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP61.92
|
$3.20
₱187.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP8.90
|
$0.77
₱44.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.84
|
$0.43
₱25.19
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.50
|
$1.15
₱67.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.17
|
$3.76
₱219.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP58.42
|
$6.56
₱383.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP24.82
|
$1.97
₱114.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP32.38
|
$1.81
₱105.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.43
|
$1.23
₱71.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.47
|
$0.65
₱37.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.37
|
$1.08
₱63.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.55
|
$0.63
₱37.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
$0.87
₱50.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.26
|
$1.10
₱64.48
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP46.99
|
$4.42
₱258.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP320.39
|
$12.06
₱705.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP245,698.52
|
$29,092.26
₱1,700,588.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP255.53
|
$2.70
₱157.61
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP518.42
|
$29.30
₱1,712.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,866.48
|
$265.23
₱15,504.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,934.88
|
$157.68
₱9,217.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP536.81
|
$84.84
₱4,959.61
|
|
pay 17.1% more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,915.83
|
$168.61
₱9,856.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP54,016.82
|
$4,730.41
₱276,515.83
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.11
|
$1.35
₱78.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.00
|
$2.27
₱132.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP49.14
|
$2.49
₱145.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP375.37
|
$34.04
₱1,989.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP76.17
|
$5.09
₱297.52
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP528.25
|
$36.74
₱2,147.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP319.06
|
$21.36
₱1,248.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP869.50
|
$64.86
₱3,791.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP944.18
|
$57.49
₱3,360.63
|
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