Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 21.0% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
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Botswana
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
|
Botswana
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
|
pay 23.2% less for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Paraguay
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
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