Bolivia vs Botswana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Botswana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$318
$244
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$439
💸 GDP per capita
$4421
$7696
😃 Human freedom index
6.81
7.47
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
69.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
58
🌐 English speaking %
4%
38.4%
🎓 Higher education
47
55
😀 Quality of life
41
50
🏙️ Population
12.4M
2.52M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($726) is 8% more expensive than in Botswana ($673). Bolivia ranked 146th 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 0.5 months in Bolivia compared to 0.7 months in Botswana. Ranked 127th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Botswana

We calculate prices for Bolivia 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.

Bolivia Botswana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.55
$9.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.87
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$74.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
9.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1047
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.9
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$5.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$5.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$82.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$2519

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs Botswana

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$829
3.15M
El Alto
$665
842K
La Paz
$675
756K
Cochabamba
$601
632K
Sucre
$626
361K
Oruro
$610
265K
Potosi
$508
190K
Sacaba
$590
172K
Tarija
$556
180K
Trinidad
$775
124K

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