Botswana vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1680
$2734
🏠 One person rent
$257
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$1262
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$659
$891
💸 GDP per capita
$7820
$628
😃 Human freedom index
7.46
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
20
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
1%
🎓 Higher education
55
42
😀 Quality of life
47
12
🏙️ Population
2.48M
106M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($648) is 36% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1018). Botswana ranked 156th vs 80th for the DR Congo 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 0.9 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 84th and 185th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Botswana and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 25 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 DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.37
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$4.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.4
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
12.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$5.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.54
$2.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.7
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.36
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$96.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$3992

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1120
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1050
1.79M
Kananga
$976
1.97M
Kisangani
$910
1.37M
Mbandaka
$850
1.19M
Tshikapa
$934
1.01M
Kolwezi
$975
573K
Likasi
$961
423K
Bukavu
$759
871K
Uvira
$803
726K
Kikwit
$876
398K
Matadi
$844
306K
Bunia
$801
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$843
196K
Isiro
$843
183K
Beni
$785
232K
Boma
$821
163K
Gandajika
$828
146K
Gemena
$767
139K
Kindu
$746
172K
Butembo
$768
155K
Kalemie
$747
147K
Bumba
$806
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
100K