Botswana vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$1244
🏠 One person rent
$251
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$306
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.2
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$185
💸 GDP per capita
$7739
$4295
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
4.24
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
35
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
31.4%
🎓 Higher education
55
74
😀 Quality of life
44
38
🏙️ Population
2.29M
94.8M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($610) is 21% more expensive than in Egypt ($503). Botswana ranked 154th vs 177th for Egypt 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 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 100th and 129th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Egypt

We calculate prices for Botswana and Egypt as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 29 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 Egypt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.44
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$17.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$26.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.14%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1973
$677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.58
$2.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$17.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.35
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5073
$3246

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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 Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$549
9.61M
Giza
$513
5.6M
Alexandria
$495
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$511
1.03M
Helwan
$494
619K
Mansoura
$446
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
593K
Faiyum
$478
519K
Port Said
$384
524K
Suez
$366
517K
Ismailia
$468
429K
Tanta
$450
430K
Asyut
$421
389K
Zagazig
$472
303K
Shibin El Kom
$490
268K
Damanhur
$393
244K
Kafr El Dawwar
$449
263K
Minya
$455
236K
Damietta
$418
207K
Beni Suef
$470
193K
Benha
$490
158K
Sohag
$449
194K
Aswan
$280
268K
Hurghada
$434
161K
Qena
$443
201K
Sharm El Sheikh
$603
73K
Luxor
$404
202K
El Gouna
$440
15K
Dahab
$625
4.48K