Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 8.2% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$3.60
₱211.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$3.18
₱186.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$0.73
₱42.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$0.40
₱23.50
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$1.17
₱68.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$3.38
₱198.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$6.61
₱389.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$1.92
₱113.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$1.82
₱107.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$1.33
₱78.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.64
₱37.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$1.14
₱67.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$0.67
₱39.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.97
₱57.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$1.21
₱71.05
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$4.22
₱248.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$11.49
₱676.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$26,375.77
₱1,551,818.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$2.70
₱158.79
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$29.28
₱1,722.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$242.58
₱14,272.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$157.31
₱9,255.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$81.80
₱4,812.99
|
|
pay 16.6% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$165.07
₱9,712.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$5,295.45
₱311,557.55
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$1.23
₱72.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$2.19
₱128.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$2.57
₱150.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$29.66
₱1,744.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$5.28
₱310.66
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$35.44
₱2,085.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$22.98
₱1,352.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$64.92
₱3,819.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$60.53
₱3,561.29
|
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