Barbados vs Botswana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Botswana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1338
$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$600
$244
🏘️ Family rent
$923
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$546
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1572
$439
💸 GDP per capita
$26545
$7696
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
7.47
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
69.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
58
🌐 English speaking %
100%
38.4%
🎓 Higher education
15
55
😀 Quality of life
70
50
🏙️ Population
282K
2.52M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1338) is 99% more expensive than in Botswana ($673). Barbados ranked 49th vs 155th 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 1.2 months in Barbados compared to 0.7 months in Botswana. Ranked 51st and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Botswana

We calculate prices for Barbados 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.

Barbados Botswana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.51
$9.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1610
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$74.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
9.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$1154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.55
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$6.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.99
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$5.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.2
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$82.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6532
$2519

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In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1336
98.5K
Holetown
$1454
1.6K

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$731
236K
Francistown
$633
103K
Molepolole
$662
67.6K
Kanye
$694
48K
Serowe
$583
47.4K
Mahalapye
$628
41.3K
Palapye
$551
36.2K
Lobatse
$697
26.9K