Bahrain vs Botswana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain Botswana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3139
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$666
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1340
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$682
💸 GDP per capita
$29084
$7250
😃 Human freedom index
5.47
7.31
❤️ Life expectancy
79.2
65.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
59
🌐 English speaking %
80%
38.4%
🎓 Higher education
48
55
😀 Quality of life
65
47
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.29M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1249) is 89% more expensive than in Botswana ($662). Bahrain ranked 48th vs 154th 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 1.3 months in Bahrain compared to 1 months in Botswana. Ranked 51st and 86th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Botswana

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Botswana as a population-weighted mean of 3 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.

Bahrain Botswana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.94
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$2.01
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1551
$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
9.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2453
$2012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1544
$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.3
$5.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$3674

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1267
298K
Riffa
$1218
115K
Isa Town
$1226
61.3K

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Francistown
$585
103K
Gaborone
$718
236K
Serowe
$600
47.4K
Palapye
$554
36.2K
Mahalapye
$663
41.3K
Molepolole
$654
67.6K
Kanye
$690
48K
Lobatse
$692
26.9K