Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 90.8% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 91.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 3.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 97.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 20.0% more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Botswana. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 41.9% more for restaurants

	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP102.39	$12.38 PGK51.03	+65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.91	$7.43 PGK30.62	+23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.37	$0.80 PGK3.28	-4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.67	$0.89 PGK3.67	+82.7%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 91.7% more for groceries

	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.10	$1.49 PGK6.12	+82.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.01	$2.20 PGK9.06	-34.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP69.13	$7.01 PGK28.91	+38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.29	$3.68 PGK15.19	+60.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.06	$3.28 PGK13.50	+44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.57	$1.56 PGK6.41	+101.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.46	$1.19 PGK4.92	+92.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.07	$1.74 PGK7.18	+97.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.82	$2.02 PGK8.33	+213.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.16	$1.57 PGK6.48	+163.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.48	$1.37 PGK5.63	+149.6%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.37	$4.29 PGK17.68	+0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP385.00	$16.69 PGK68.78	-40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP266.22	$22.04 PGK90.83	+13.1%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+241.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+820.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+306.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP672.27	$78.11 PGK321.94	+58.7%
Average			+356.8%

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pay 97.2% more for childcare

	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	+174.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	+20.3%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.72	$2.48 PGK10.21	+10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.37	$1.83 PGK7.55	-22.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP51.20	$7.48 PGK30.82	+99.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP439.72	$45.19 PGK186.26	+40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP92.15	$8.67 PGK35.72	+28.5%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 20.0% more for clothing

	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP602.98	$39.25 PGK161.77	-11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP302.79	$44.57 PGK183.71	+101.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	$64.38 PGK265.36	-15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	$98.43 PGK405.69	+5.7%
Average			+20.0%

Botswana vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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