Botswana vs Cambodia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Cambodia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1680
$2046
🏠 One person rent
$257
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$659
$318
💸 GDP per capita
$7820
$2430
😃 Human freedom index
7.46
6.14
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
69.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
21
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
22.2%
🎓 Higher education
55
29
😀 Quality of life
47
37
🏙️ Population
2.48M
17.4M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($648) is 18% less expensive than in Cambodia ($786). Botswana ranked 156th vs 125th for Cambodia 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 Botswana compared to 0.4 months in Cambodia. Ranked 84th and 123rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Cambodia

We calculate prices for Botswana and Cambodia as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 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.

Botswana Cambodia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.37
$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.38
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$841
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$8.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.54
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.7
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.36
$5.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$9924

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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

In Cambodia

City Cost of living Population
Phnom Penh
$836
2.13M
Siem Reap
$644
245K
Battambang
$573
119K
Serei Saophoan
$639
99K
Sihanoukville
$755
71.1K
Svay Rieng
$678
41.4K
Kampot
$596
42.1K
Kampong Cham
$513
38.4K
Prey Veng
$721
33.1K
Stung Treng
$634
29.7K