Bahamas vs Botswana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas Botswana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2662
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6333
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$1602
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$3154
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$783
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$54.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2088
$659
💸 GDP per capita
$35897
$7820
😃 Human freedom index
7.82
7.46
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
65.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
65
57
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
38.4%
🎓 Higher education
23
55
😀 Quality of life
55
47
🏙️ Population
399K
2.48M

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2662) is 311% more expensive than in Botswana ($648). the Bahamas ranked 6th vs 156th 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 0.8 months in the Bahamas compared to 1 months in Botswana. Ranked 68th and 84th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs Botswana

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and Botswana as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Bahamas Botswana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$30.7
$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.7
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2991
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.2
$73.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.59%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4152
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3049
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.37
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.51
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.65
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.9
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.8
$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.55
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.4
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.6
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13986
$3575

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Bahamas

City Cost of living Population
Nassau
$2741
274K
Freeport
$2192
45.9K

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Francistown
$624
103K
Gaborone
$691
236K
Serowe
$583
47.4K
Palapye
$540
36.2K
Mahalapye
$631
41.3K
Molepolole
$628
67.6K
Kanye
$664
48K
Lobatse
$665
26.9K