Bhutan vs Botswana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Botswana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1115
$1604
🏠 One person rent
$167
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$510
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.3
$47.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$707
💸 GDP per capita
$3560
$7739
😃 Human freedom index
6.69
7.31
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
61.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
59
🌐 English speaking %
75%
38.4%
🎓 Higher education
1
55
😀 Quality of life
47
44
🏙️ Population
808K
2.29M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($455) is 25% less expensive than in Botswana ($610). Bhutan ranked 189th 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 months in Bhutan compared to 1.2 months in Botswana. Ranked 91st and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Botswana

We calculate prices for Bhutan 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.

Bhutan Botswana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$4.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$6.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$276
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.32%
9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$1973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$5.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$9.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$5.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$5073

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$452
79.2K
Paro
$476
11.4K

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$656
246K
Francistown
$550
103K
Serowe
$554
47.4K
Mahalapye
$605
41.3K
Palapye
$511
36.2K
Molepolole
$603
67.6K
Kanye
$633
48K
Lobatse
$631
26.9K