Afghanistan vs Botswana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Botswana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1007
$1545
🏠 One person rent
$252
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$504
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$247
$740
💸 GDP per capita
$364
$7738
😃 Human freedom index
4
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
62
61.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
60
🌐 English speaking %
6%
38.4%
🎓 Higher education
24
59
😀 Quality of life
12
46
🏙️ Population
37.5M
2.29M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($489) is 17% less expensive than in Botswana ($586). Afghanistan ranked 183rd vs 157th for Botswana in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.3 months in Botswana. Ranked 186th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Botswana

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Botswana as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 8 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Afghanistan Botswana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.65
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.5
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$44.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.99%
11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$478
$2012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$254
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$6.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.7
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.36
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.6
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1313
$5280

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$517
4.27M
Kandahar
$457
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$462
469K
Herat
$512
556K
Kunduz
$437
357K
Jalalabad
$358
263K
Sheberghan
$438
176K
Lashkargah
$439
202K
Ghazni
$391
143K
Khost
$448
160K
Puli Khumri
$423
114K
Gardez
$439
70K

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$657
246K
Francistown
$496
103K
Serowe
$486
47.4K
Mahalapye
$488
41.3K
Palapye
$516
36.2K
Molepolole
$590
67.6K
Kanye
$642
48K
Lobatse
$588
26.9K