Botswana vs Cameroon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Cameroon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$833
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$251
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.2
$60.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$7739
$1563
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
5.3
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
60.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
27
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
38%
🎓 Higher education
55
40
😀 Quality of life
44
19
🏙️ Population
2.29M
24.1M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($610) is 27% less expensive than in Cameroon ($833). Botswana ranked 154th vs 105th for Cameroon 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 Botswana compared to 0.3 months in Cameroon. Ranked 100th and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Cameroon

We calculate prices for Botswana and Cameroon 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 Cameroon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$71.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$54.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.14%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1973
$1335
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$5.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.58
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.35
$9.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5073
$2653

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$567
2.44M
Garoua
$633
1.75M
Douala
$1300
2.77M
Bafoussam
$761
600K
Bamenda
$436
270K
Ngaoundere
$548
190K
Maroua
$616
201K
Kumba
$860
144K
Buea
$587
131K
Limbe
$683
84.2K