Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.3 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
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Botswana
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New Zealand
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$13.47
NZ$23.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$8.81
NZ$15.58
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$2.16
NZ$3.82
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$1.94
NZ$3.44
|
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pay 85.5% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$1.86
NZ$3.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$3.77
NZ$6.66
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$6.55
NZ$11.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$5.92
NZ$10.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$4.25
NZ$7.51
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$1.15
NZ$2.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$1.04
NZ$1.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$1.31
NZ$2.31
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$2.31
NZ$4.08
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.90
NZ$1.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.83
NZ$1.47
|
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pay 48.5% more for transportation
|
Botswana
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$6.26
NZ$11.07
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$69.15
NZ$122.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$24,735.85
NZ$43,733.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$17.90
NZ$31.65
|
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pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Botswana
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$51.16
NZ$90.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$1,007.66
NZ$1,781.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$809.64
NZ$1,431.46
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$91.68
NZ$162.09
|
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pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$611.89
NZ$1,081.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$10,661.07
NZ$18,849.14
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$6.10
NZ$10.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$3.30
NZ$5.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$22.88
NZ$40.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$38.53
NZ$68.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$10.92
NZ$19.30
|
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pay 46.4% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$65.31
NZ$115.46
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$40.78
NZ$72.11
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$93.71
NZ$165.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$121.74
NZ$215.25
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