Botswana vs Cyprus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Cyprus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$661
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1596
$3792
🏠 One person rent
$251
$953
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1631
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.8
$65.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$700
$1892
💸 GDP per capita
$7695
$38654
😃 Human freedom index
7.46
8.25
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
56
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
75.1%
🎓 Higher education
55
73
😀 Quality of life
49
79
🏙️ Population
2.48M
1.34M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($661) is 60% less expensive than in Cyprus ($1659). Botswana ranked 154th vs 31st for Cyprus in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Botswana compared to 1.1 months in Cyprus. Ranked 82nd and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Cyprus

We calculate prices for Botswana and Cyprus 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 Cyprus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.2
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$9.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$4.02
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$754
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.7
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.1%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1057
$3948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$3116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$24.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.77
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$5.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$70.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.95
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$13
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$158
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3358
$8722

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In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Francistown
$644
103K
Gaborone
$708
236K
Serowe
$586
47.4K
Palapye
$550
36.2K
Mahalapye
$621
41.3K
Molepolole
$639
67.6K
Kanye
$673
48K
Lobatse
$676
26.9K

In Cyprus

City Cost of living Population
Limassol
$2156
108K
Nicosia
$1449
56.8K
Larnaca
$1547
59.2K
Paphos
$1648
36K
Aradippou
$1299
19.2K
Kyrenia
$1242
33.2K
Famagusta
$1399
40.9K
Ypsonas
$1918
11.1K
Paralimni
$1401
15K
Dali
$1425
10.5K