Belarus vs Botswana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Botswana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$562
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1482
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$247
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$54.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$548
$659
💸 GDP per capita
$7829
$7820
😃 Human freedom index
5.32
7.46
❤️ Life expectancy
73.1
65.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
57
🌐 English speaking %
12%
38.4%
🎓 Higher education
65
55
😀 Quality of life
50
47
🏙️ Population
9.16M
2.48M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($562) is 13% less expensive than in Botswana ($648). Belarus ranked 169th 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 1 months in Belarus compared to 1 months in Botswana. Ranked 79th and 84th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Botswana

We calculate prices for Belarus and Botswana as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Belarus Botswana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$73.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.45%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1382
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$6.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.78
$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$317
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9284
$3575

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In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$727
1.99M
Gomel
$440
501K
Vitebsk
$300
358K
Brest
$469
344K
Grodno
$385
361K
Mogilev
$474
353K
Babruysk
$438
207K
Baranavichy
$517
171K
Barysaw
$570
136K
Pinsk
$435
124K

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