Botswana vs Canada - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Canada
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$1931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1545
$4409
🏠 One person rent
$241
$1142
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.7
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$2980
💸 GDP per capita
$7738
$54966
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
8.47
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
74
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
46
90
🏙️ Population
2.29M
37M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($586) is 70% less expensive than in Canada ($1931). Botswana ranked 157th vs 14th for Canada in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Botswana compared to 1.5 months in Canada. Ranked 93rd and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Canada

We calculate prices for Botswana and Canada as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 153 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 Canada
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.56
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$5.14
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$1122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$1986
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$93.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.7
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.5%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2012
$6272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$4886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$80.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$16.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$9.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.9
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5280
$13498

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$657
246K
Francistown
$496
103K
Serowe
$486
47.4K
Mahalapye
$488
41.3K
Palapye
$516
36.2K
Molepolole
$590
67.6K
Kanye
$642
48K
Lobatse
$588
26.9K

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2544
2.79M
Montreal
$1804
1.76M
Calgary
$2110
1.31M
Ottawa
$2113
1.02M
Edmonton
$1764
1.01M
Mississauga
$2339
722K
Vancouver
$2515
662K
Surrey
$2057
518K
Brampton
$2088
594K
Winnipeg
$1663
705K
Hamilton
$2044
569K
Quebec City
$1504
549K
London
$2002
422K
Markham
$2189
329K
Laval
$1439
438K
Halifax
$2064
440K
Vaughan
$2241
306K
Longueuil
$1576
254K
Burlington
$2091
183K
Kitchener
$1859
233K
Burnaby
$2318
233K
Saskatoon
$1717
246K
Gatineau
$1508
291K
Windsor
$1810
217K
Oakville
$2224
194K
Richmond Hill
$2412
195K
Oshawa
$1630
159K
Regina
$1474
215K
Richmond
$2065
198K
Barrie
$1865
148K