Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 28.2% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 95.7% more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 16.8% less for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
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